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Structures of Life: Inv 4: Human Body

Part 1: Counting Bones

Part 2: Owl Pellets

Part 3: Joints and Muscles

Part 4: Fingerprints

Test Prep and Standards

Part 2: Owl Pellets

What's Inside This Owl Pellet?

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What's Inside This Owl Pellet? (5:25 min)

What are owl pellets and how are they formed?

MAD GARDEN Science

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Owl pellet competition (0:12 min)

Super short video compilation of owls regurgitating pellets. The video is set to comical cartoon sound effects for added entertainment.

Thee Owl Queen - Owlology

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How to dissect an owl pellet (5:50 min)

Find out what equipment you will need, how to dissect and clean the bones inside, and how to identify and sort what you find.

Scottish Wildlife Trust

What Are Owl Pellets?

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What are owl pellets (4:50 min)

Jessi and Squeaks want to learn about what (and how) owls eat! Time to experiment!

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Largest Owl pellet (0:36 min)

Short video of a boreal owl regurgitating an extremely large pellet. Super large pellet to owl ratio.

Thee Owl Queen - Owlology

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Owl Pellets - Vomit is Fun! (11:22 min)

Great video that also spends some time identifying the types of bones found.

Nature, Here and Now! - Chris Egnoto

Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection Game

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Virtual dissection game! Choose between a mouse, bat, or bird.

sherlockbonesmystery.com

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How are owl pellets made? (0:48 min)

This unique digestive process leads to the formation of owl pellets!

AlaskaRaptorCenter

Owl Pellets Song

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Owl Pellets Song! ♫ (2:58 min)

Great song to play to the class as background music during the dissection. Can also be used as a timer (for example: We only have 3 minutes left, when the song is finished, so are we).

ScienceExplosion

Part 3: Joints and Muscles

Muscular System for Kids

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Muscular System for Kids (8:10 min)

Teaches kids about the muscular system, highlighting cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscles with examples and their functions.

How Do Our Bodies Move?

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How Do Our Bodies Move? (3:35 min)

How Do Our Bodies Move? Jessi explains, while Squeaks works out!

Part 4: Fingerprints

Why Do We Have Fingerprints?

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Why Do We Have Fingerprints? (0:57 min)

Did humans evolve to have fingerprints for a reason? Take a closer look at these distinctive little ridges and the theories behind their purpose in our lives.

Mission Unstoppable

See Your Own Fingerprints!

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See Your Own Fingerprints! (3:41 min)

Your fingertips are covered in little bumps and ridges. Those are your fingerprints, a unique part of your body that helps make you... you!
SciShow Kids

Koalas Have Humanlike Fingerprints?

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Koalas Have Humanlike Fingerprints? (3:08 min)

Koala's fingerprints have even confused forensic professionals! So why are their fingerprints so similar to ours?

Mission Unstoppable

Standards and Test Prep

Structures of Life

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Prep for the FOSS end of unit investigation assessment. Make sure to make a copy of the PearDeck before launching the PearDeck Extension Add-on. .

Structures of Life

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Prep for the FOSS end of unit investigation assessment. Make sure to make a copy of the PearDeck before launching the PearDeck Extension Add-on. .

Horse and Hound

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If your administration insists that you post standards, learning objectives, “I can” statements, and/or success criteria...

This message is brought to you by Horse and Hound, a proud subsidiary of The Dog and Pony Show. As if you don't have enough on your plate.

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