Category: Scientific Interactions

Lesson Objectives

In this lesson students are learning about:

• owl habitats
• food webs and predator and prey relationships
• owl adaptations
• pellet formation
• bone classification-anatomy and physiology of different species
• conservation
• stewardship of owls and other species

Owl Pellet Video Links

What are Owl Pellets?

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/12/what-are-owl-pellets-learn-by-watching.html

How to Dissect an Owl Pellet

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/resource/discover-how-to-dissect-an-owl-pellet/

https://youtu.be/SUYP87wGbD0

Assignment

Assigned Reading & Questions

1. Today we planted our seed potatoes prior to spring break. We will harvest the potatoes in June. Our class predicts that we will grow approximately 100-320 potatoes.

People from Fortis BC talked with us today virtually about different forms of natural gas energy. We learned about LNG (Liquid Natural Gas), RNG (Renewable Natural Gas), and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). LNG is natural gas that has been cooled down to liquid. RNG is Gas that is created from compost and is renewable. CNG is an eco-friendly alternative fuel for vehicles. Another thing the class learned is that if you smell rotten eggs go outside and call Fortis BC or 911 until it is safe to go back inside. We also learned about ways to conserve energy. Some of the ways we can conserve energy is to keep doors shut, close windows to keep warm air in, take shorter showers, and use technology less and unplug when your not using it. These are only some of the ways you can conserve energy. We also learned that if you are doing any digging on your property you should call Fortis BC to get a free map of where the gas pipes are located around your house. You should always be careful near pipe line markers and avoid digging or using heavy machinery in the area. Activities that are okay to do in these areas where the pipelines run include walking or biking.

Written By: E.M, T.K., and Z.H.

On Monday students from Division 3 participated as a class in an interactive virtual workshop with Relay Education facilitators using Google Meet.  Students:

• learned about renewable and non-renewable energy
• discussed the pros and cons of various types of renewable and non-renewable forms of energy
• participated in demonstrations with model wind turbines
• completed science equipments to determine how the length and number of blades on a wind turbine change how much energy is produced

Bean Plant Seeds Sprouting In Our Greenhouses

Planting Our Sprouted Bean Plants Before Spring Break

Look at How Much They’ve Grown (Pic Provided By: C.G)

Throughout our Planting a Promise unit students in division 4 and 12 will be learning that:
✱ Plants are diverse in the way they grow.  They are different in their appearance, in their use and in their life cycle.
✱ Seasonal changes happen in plants as well as animals.
✱ Plants have basic needs (air, water, soil and light) that must be met in order for them to grow.
✱ Air, water and soil have different physical characteristics that can affect the growth of plants.
✱ Personal choices have environmental consequences that can affect living resources, like plants.