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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES |
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indicates required activities. There are three required individual activities. |
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must choose two additional activities. You will complete a total of five
individual activities.
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 1 |
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Owl Prowl Go to the Owl Scavenger Hunt site and print out an answer sheet. Hunt the web for the answers and define the vocabulary words. |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 2 |
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Legends It is generally accepted that legends are the oral records of the world and its history. A legend is a popular type of folk story where animals and people speak the same language. Read An Owl Legend and then create a new legend. Click here for some possible legend titles. The rubric will be used to score your legend according to ORGANIZATION, WORD CHOICE, and VOICE. Print the rubric and turn it in with your writing. |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 3 |
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Pen Power As someone once said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." Write a letter that expresses how you feel about nature and particular environmental issues, such as endangered owls, to a decision maker. The choice who to send the letter to is up to you. Your letter must be typed. Print out two copies, one for mailing and one for assessment. You may send your message via email. There are two kinds of letters to help endangered owls: letters requesting action to help endangered owls; and letters requesting action to protect ecosystems that have not yet been developed and that still provide habitat for plants and animals, especially owls. Use the Pen Power page and checklist to help you write an effective letter. |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 4 |
| Box Full of Possibilities Grab that empty box-the shallow kind that holds a dozen cans of soda pop at the grocery store. Decorate this box and make it into an exciting mini-environment for a North American owl species of your choice. Use things you already have laying around the house to help you--like mom and dad (just kidding mom and dad). |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 5 |
| A Look Ahead It is now the year 2050. The warnings of FEET went ignored by many. People chose not to protect the endangered owls. What happened to the owls? What happened to the environment? What happened to you? Create a time line illustrating the changes that occurred do to the loss of owls. Use the rubric to help ensure a job well-done. |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 6 |
| Shape Up Print out the geometric shapes and glue pieces together to form a detailed owl. Draw the owl's habitat on a piece of construction paper. Try to use geometric shapes to design different aspects of the environment. For example, a triangle and rectangle can form a tree and the trunk. Use your math book for templates. |
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| A Puzzling Experience Go to www.discoveryschool.com and use the puzzle maker to create a crossword puzzle. You need to provide at least 6 clues and answers related to owls. |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 8 |
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| Woodworking for Wildlife The barn owl is found all over the United States with numbers particularly high in the Southwest. The number of barn owls in an area is limited by the number of suitable nesting sites. Find out why barn owls are so important to farmers and ranchers. How are they important in your community? Build an owl nesting box with the help of an adult in your family. For instructions on how to build an owl nest box go to : Nest Box Plans and How to Build |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 9 |
| A Priceless Poetic Gem A diamante is a diamond-shaped poem. It has seven lines that describe a person or an object in a special way. Check out the example and then create a diamante of your very own. |
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY 10 |
| Trading Cards Cut blank index cards so that they are about the size of baseball cards. On the front of each card draw or paste pictures of North American owls. On the back of the trading cards include such facts as habitat, nesting, foods, and adaptations. |
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