There Are Bones In Those Pellets!

We are still working our way through the Human Body science kits. As a wrap up activity for the bones investigations, the kids are asked to analyze Owl Pellets. The students were to look for bones of small animals in the pellets and then see if they could identify the bone. Here is what they looked like at the beginning.

These were the "tool" they had to research with.
First, they must read the directions.

Good scientists always observe and then record their observations.

Look at the determination in these faces. I love to watch the scientists at work.

Just look at the "treasures"....

They did a great job of identifying the bones once they found them!

Although the science kits are a lot of fun for the kids when they are working through the investigations, there are a lot of important skills that are being practiced. They are learning how to work with others, how to observe and record, make predictions, confirm predictions and how to communicate with each other and in writing. Science is definitely a "highlight" of the week.