Animals: Spotted Owls
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| Animals: Spotted Owls |
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Description:
| These sites have information about spotted owls and their habitat in old-growth forests. Learn about the controversy between environmental groups that want to protect the owls and the logging industry that wants to protect jobs. There are links to eThemes Resources on raptors and barn owls. |
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Grade Level:
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Resource Links:
| Endangered Species Report
Read a student's report about the spotted owl controversy. The reading level may be too difficult for younger students.
Spotted Owl Unit
This site includes lesson plans, rubrics, and samples of HyperStudio Projects.
Enchanted Learning: Spotted Owls Printout
This spotted owl illustration can be printed out for coloring. This page includes information about the owl's anatomy, diet, nest and eggs. NOTE: This site includes ads.
Northern Spotted Owl
This page lists facts about the spotted owl and includes an illustration.
Northern Spotted Owl
This page includes a solution for the owl problem. Read about the agreement between a lumber company and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Spotted Owl
See photos of the spotted owl.
Species at Risk: Northern Spotted Owl
Read the Lewis & Clark journal entries about the northern spotted owl.
Spotted Owl Biology
See a map of where spotted owls can be found in North America and learn how these habitats are necessary for spotted owls to live.
Owls of Harry Potter
Learn more about the types of owls used in the "Harry Potter" movies by clicking on the links. Watch brief video clips that show different types of owls in their natural habitat.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Raptors
These sites have information about various raptors, including Screech Owls, Great Horned Owls, Red-Tailed Hawks, and Bald Eagles. Many sites contain audio and video clips, plus a Web cam. Includes links to eThemes Resources on barn owls and spotted owls.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Barn Owls
These sites have information about barn owls, owl pellets, and the children's book "There's an Owl in the Shower." There are links to eThemes Resources on spotted owls, food chains, and raptors.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
SCI. ES K.2.4, SCI. ES K.2.3, SCI. ES 7.2.4, SCI. ES 7.2.3, SCI. ES 11.3.4, SCI. ES 11.3.3, SCI. ES 11.3.2, SCI. ES 11.3.1, SCI. ES 12.1.4, SCI. ES 12.1.2, SCI. ES 12.1.1
AR Standards:
LS.2.3.1, LS.2.4.1.b, LS.4.4.1
DE Standards:
1.1.23, 7.2.1
IL Standards:
12.4.02, 12.4.04, 12.4.07, 12.4.08, 12.4.09
ME Standards:
E1.a, E1.b, E2.a, E2.d, E1.d
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 4.3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3, 4, 8, 4.1.A.b, 4.3.C.b, 3.1.D.a, 3.1.E.b, 3.1.E.d
NV Standards:
L.5.A.1, L.5.B.1, L.5.C.5, L.5.D.1
OK Standards:
C.2.1, C.2.2, C.2.3
UT Standards:
V.2.a, V.2.b, V.2.c, V.2.e, V.2.c, V.2.d
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