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Owl Pellets
Small, compact balls of fur, feathers, and bone which have been regurgitated
by an owl after feeding. Dissection of these pellets helps students gain insight
to predator-prey relationships. Sh. wt. 0.09 kgs.
SB09759(X)M — $4.50 ea.
10 or more — $4.37 ea.; 100 or more — $4.28 ea.
NASCO Bucket O’ Pellets — Large. Includes 100 large pellets in a plastic
bucket with lid. Sh. wt. 1.81 lbs.
SB42866M — $386.75
Classroom Owl Pellet Kit.
Comes with three posters — food web, vole skeleton, and
bone sorting chart showing bones of rodents, shrews,
moles, and birds. Also includes 15 large, heat sterilized,
individually wrapped barn owl pellets and a teacher’s
guide containing background information, suggested
teaching strategies, laboratory guide, projects, skull keys,
and references. Sh. wt. 0.88 lbs.
SB42197M — $76.15
Deluxe Classroom Owl Pellet Kit.
Comes with eight posters: bone sorting, food web, vole
skeleton, bird skeleton, mole skeleton, shrew skeleton,
human/vole skeletal comparison, and pellet formation.
Includes set of fifteen 8 1 ⁄2"
x 11" bone sorting sheets
and 30 large, heat sterilized,
individually wrapped barn
owl pellets. Teacher’s guide
provides suggested teaching
strategies, background
information, laboratory guide,
projects, skull keys, and references.
Sh. wt. 1.63 lbs.
SB42198M — $137.15
BioQuest ® Basic Owl Pellet Kit
Teachers and students use professionally prepared
guides to study food chains from regurgitated owl pellets.
Pellets are easily dissected to expose skulls and other
skeletal parts. The undigested remains of animals provide
bones, teeth, hair, or feathers as evidence of prey animals.
Charts of skulls and skeletons help students identify
prey animals. Additional exercises can be conducted. Kit
contains 15 dried and fumigated owl pellets wrapped in
aluminum, 15 student worksheets, and a teacher’s guide.
Recommended for grades 3-7. Sh. wt. 0.48 kgs.
SB20193M — $46.15
Owl Pellet Kit
Investigate the roles of small animals in the food chain.
Students dissect regurgitated owl pellets containing
undigestible pieces of their prey and identify their
contents using illustrated worksheets. For 30 students.
Includes 15 owl pellets, 15 teasing needles, 30 worksheets,
and detailed guide. Grade 5 and up. Sh. wt. 1.50 lbs.
SB33780M — $95.50
Owl Pellets and Common Prey Display
A great reference for students doing owl pellet labs, and a
nice display for any discussion on predator-prey relations.
This mount includes a complete owl pellet, a partially
dissected owl pellet showing skeletal remains, and skulls
and mandibles of five common prey found in owl pellets.
All treated with casting acrylic. Labeled skulls include a
shrew, mouse, vole, rat, and pocket gopher as they usually
appear after pellet dissection. 8 1 ⁄2" x 6 1 ⁄2". Sh. wt. 0.91 kgs.
SB31333M — $87.05
The Barn Owl… An Introduction to Owl
Pellet Labs
The barn owl is probably the most popular animal in
classroom study. This is primarily due to a by-product
of this nocturnal raptor — owl pellets. The program
describes the habits of the barn owl and its life cycle from
courtship through fledging of young. Computer animation
is used to show adaptations which allow the barn
owl to find prey in darkness and process food into nutrients
and pellets. The final portion is devoted to an overview
of classroom techniques with owl pellets, including
dissection and identification of prey and their skeletal
parts. 15 minutes. Sh. wt. 0.29 kgs.
SB39213M DVD — $59.45
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BioQuest ® Advanced Owl Pellet Kit
Students learn about predator-prey relationships through
analysis of owl pellets. Teacher and student guides are
professionally produced and include easy-to-follow directions.
Illustrations, and charts are provided. Students learn
about energy transfer through food chains while observing
skeletal features which identify prey animals consumed.
Additional studies can be conducted. Kit includes: 15 dried
and fumigated owl pellets wrapped in aluminum, probes,
owl pellet study chart, 15 student worksheets, and teacher’s
guide. Recommended for grade 7 and up. Sh. wt. 0.88 kgs.
SB20192(X)M — $67.80
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