Rodents Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Mini-Lesson: What, If Anything, Is A Zebra?
...ntologist) in Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes, 1994. Read the article, and answer the following questions (on this sheet, in ink), based on the article. Be sure to ask any questions which occur to you as you read (e.g. meanings of certain words, etc.) on back of this sheet. ____ 1. How are rabbits and rodents related? A) rabbits are rodents; B) rabbits are closely related to rodents; C) rabbits are not closely related to rodents; D) rabbits are not related to rodents at all 2. If animals were classified according to brain size, humans and dolphins would be classified as "________". Why? Why aren't they?...

2. Owl Pellets
...cator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan AUTHOR: Jeanette Vratil, Lowell Elementary, KS Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Subject(s): Science/Animals OVERVIEW: Owl pellets can be used to teach a part of the natural food chain. They can also be used to teach skeletal structure of rodents. Owl pellets are compact undigested parts which the owl eats. The owl regurgitates these compact pellets which contain fur, bones, etc. of small rodents. Dry pellets will not smell or be unpleasant for students to handle. PURPOSE: 1. To teach a part of the natural food chain. 2. To teach skeleton pa...

3. CanTeach: Science: Life Science - Dissecting Owl Pellets
www.canteach.ca Resources Links Discuss Submit About Home > Elementary Resources > Science > Life Science Dissecting Owl Pellets Suggested 5+ (although, I do know of a grade two class that did this) Grades Objective Students will examine owl pellets and what their diet consisted of, specifically rodents. This will further their understanding of simple food chains as well as bone structure and identification. Materials owl pellets, you can order them from many teacher resource organizations such as: Project Wild P.O. Box 59 Portland, OR 97207 paper plates egg cartons to home discoveries sharp dissec...

4. Hunting and Gathering in the African Rain Forest
...ain forest from the books. Explain how large many of the trees are and that they are very close together, with lots of undergrowth. Some of the animals that live in the rain forest are: baboons, squirrels, frogs, lizards, snakes, bees, bats, humming birds, birds, moths, fish, beetles, caterpillars, rodents, monkeys, parrots, tortoises, termites, and snails. Big game is rare in the rain forest. Some plants they eat are: palm fruit and oil, bananas, fruits, and nuts. Many of the people also eat honey. 5. Have the students create a story about a Mbuti hunting or gathering food in the African rain forest....

5. Rat-ional Pet Concerns
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6. Helping a Rat
..., now say it without the /w/ sound. Show card with ake. What sound do you think we could add to ake to help Rodney out? Blend /r/ and ake together with the cards. Continue blending sounds to spell lake, take, make, bake, etc. 5. Show picture from the book and ask what do you think Rodney wanted the rodents to do. That?s right, he wanted them to rest but instead he said west. Write west on chalkboard. Can you say west without the /w/ sound? Use cards to blend words rest, nest, best, and test. 6. Reread the story trying to help Rodney by blending the right sounds together to make the story different. 7....

7. The Wolf and Nature's Eco-System
...technology: Internet for research. Post data on Internet for research is the best tool for obtaining web to share. updated information on the wolf. Other materials needed: Teacher suggestions: Story of the grey wolf. Create a food chain including wolf, elk, coyote,k Poster of the food chain plants, rodents. Vocabulary list Procedure: Into: (Preparation) Introduce a short story about the grey wolf. Emphasize interdependency of all living things for survival. Stress vocabulary; predator, scavenger, food chain. Why were wolves killed? When? They were brought back, when? why? What is happening? Through: (...

8. Taking Apart Owl Pellets
...t bones of the body. To order owl pellets: Project Wild P.O. Box 59 Portland, OR 97207 Susan K. Parker 33280 Tennessee Rd. Lebanon, OR 97355 (503) 259-2196 Grau-Hall Scientific http://www.grauhall.com/owl.php TYING IT ALL TOGETHER: Upon completion of this activity students can observe the different rodents owls have consumed. A comparison can be made to which group had the most complete skeleton. These tagboards of animal skeletons make a very interesting display. May 1994 These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. C...

9. Pesticides as Chemical Tools in IPM: A Lesson Plan
...Fresno, CA: Thomson Publications. 386 p. Internet web sites Environmental Protection Agency Interactive Label Learn About Chemicals Around Your House Technical Information: A pesticide is any chemical used to prevent, destroy, or repel pests. Pests can be insects, weeds, diseases, or mice and other rodents. According to the most recent U.S. EPA Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage Report, 1.23 billion pounds active ingredient of conventional and other pesticide chemicals were applied in the U.S. in 1997 (Aspelin and Grube, 1999). Furthermore, 77% (or 944 million pounds) of the chemicals were designated...

10. Seasons
...ffected by the changing of the seasons. In the winter time there is less food for the animals. This forces some animals to leave the area, migrating to locations where food is more plentiful. Many birds migrate, as do reindeer and monarch butterflies. Some animals hibernate through the winter, many rodents do this as do queen bumblebees and frogs. Animals hibernate in places that are protected from the freezing weather. A woodchuck sleeps deeply all winter (hibernates) Its body is cold, and it barely breathes. It is almost impossible to awaken a hibernating animal. Still other animals make do with foo...