Scientist in the School

On Monday October the 6th we had a visit from Scientist in the School.  the scientist who worked with us was Nadja, a zoologist.  There were microscopes, and people were fascinated by the bones she brought.  Some people thought that it was a lot like art, but disgusting.  But others thought it was interesting finding cool bones, and insects in owl pellets.

We learned: 

• owls eat animals whole
• owls have more than one set of animal remains in a pellet  
• they throw up what they cannot digest in the shape of their throats
• owls have no teeth, and they throw up 2 times a day
• a raccoons skull is identical to a skunk but a bit bigger. 
• a raccoon is an omnivore 

Students looking through microscopes at bones, and a bug head.

We dissected owl pellets. 

Figuring out what animal each skull belongs to.

A skeleton build.

We sorted bones to make a skeleton.