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must choose two additional activities. You will complete a total of five
team activities.
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TEAM ACTIVITY
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Adopt an Owl
Go to www.adoptabird.org and
read the profiles of the owls eligible for adoption. Choose the owl that
you want our class to adopt. Write a persuasive essay to convince your
classmates that the raptor you chose should be the one we sponsor.
Remember, Adopt-a-Bird is a wildlife sponsorship program; you do not
receive the actual bird. Use the rubric to
help you write an effective essay.
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TEAM ACTIVITY
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Owl Art
Use
materials you have at home and in the classroom to create a life size
owl of your choice. Write an expository essay describing the owl's
habitat, its role in the environment, possible threats to its survival,
and projected outcomes if the population of the owl decreases or
ceases. Use the
Thought Web
to organize your
ideas and the
rubric
to ensure success. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
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Speaking Out
Use a poster to speak out against the ways humans endanger the lives and
future of owls. Create a slogan that emphasizes your view point. Let
your poster show your suggestions for solving the problems, along with a
message telling why the owl and all of Earth's creatures must be
protected. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
4 |
| Ad It Up
Write real estate ads for Animal Pal News. Help owls find
suitable places to live through these ads. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
5 |
| Owl
Economics Design an
owl awareness logo for a t-shirt and cap. Determine the production cost
and decide on a profitable price. Locate an owl organization that the
money can be donated to. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
6 |
| Give a Hoot
Research to discover which North American owl species are endangered or
threatened. Choose one of the endangered species to focus your research
on. How much area does a pair of owls require for their survival? How
much area would five pairs of owls require? Use your background
knowledge and scientific reasoning to predict what would happen to the
owl population if there was too little space? Choose a method to report
your findings. You might find the PowerPoint rubric helpful. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
7 |
| Whooo's
Living in North America
Go to WWW.Maps101.Com.
Use our classroom username and password (posted by our computer center)
to log in. Locate and print a map of North America. Use your owl
research to locate and label different states and providences where owls
live. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
8 |
| The Barn
Owl There are many
species of barn owls. They are birds of prey and come out at night.
Use The Barn Owl
page to gather and organize information to be used to create a
pamphlet. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
9 |
| Stuck on
Owls Use your
knowledge of owls to create commemorative stamps. Begin with rough
drafts; after the sketches are completed and discussed create the final
for display. The edges of the paper should resemble perforation, add a
.39 amount, and other details should also be included. |
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TEAM ACTIVITY
10 |
| Explore
More Should
lawmakers renew the Endangered Species Act? Explain why or why not.
Find out how members of Congress from your state voted and why. Check
out Owls are
our Neighbors. |
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