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https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/

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Thanks to you, the Owl Research Institute maintains long-term research on 10 owl species in Montana and Alaska. Our research is a critical step in understanding how to effectively preserve a future for owls. Featured here are some of our priority projects for 2020 still in need of funding. Choose a project to support or make a general donation that will be applied where it is needed the most.

Productive collaborations, partnerships, and unique approaches to conservation. These are projects of special interest.

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The Owl Research Institute is dedicated to owl conservation through research and education. We conduct long-term research on owls, their prey species, and their relationship to the habitat in which they live. We use these data to help maintain viable populations. Additionally, we collaborate on strategic project

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The egg drop activity would be a great thing to do with children in the classroom. It allows the children to have creative freedom by designing their own egg protection mechanism and it also teaches them about gravity, physics, and air resistance. This would also be an example of an activity that gets children out of the classroom and getting hands-on experiences

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https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night/resources/moon-map/

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2021 Selected Highlights

Lunar Maria (Seas)
You can see a number of maria tonight. Once thought to be seas of water, these are actually large, flat plains of solidified basaltic lava. They can be viewed in binoculars or even with the unaided eye. Because of libration, a slight apparent wobble by the Moon in its orbit around the Earth, tonight we get to peek slightly around the northeast edge of the Moon, glimpsing a sliver of terrain normally on the Moon's far side.

Apollo Sites
Between July 1969 and December 1972 a total of 12 astronauts landed on the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo missions. Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 each landed in different locations on the lunar surface. These locations, each fascinating for their own particular reasons, sampled a wide range of lunar geology and terrain, from smooth mare plains to rugged ancient highlands.

Telescopic Treats
Some interesting lunar landforms that have favorable lighting for viewing tonight are identified here.

Related Resources

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Moon Map | Resources - Moon: NASA Science

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Lunar Maria (Seas) You can see a number of maria tonight. Once thought to be seas of water, these are actually large, flat plains of solidified basaltic lava. They can be viewed in binoculars or even with the unaided eye.

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Crescent: The phase of the Moon when the Earth-facing hemisphere is illuminated over less than 50 percent of its area
Gibbous: The phase of the Moon seen when the Earth-facing hemisphere is illuminated over more than 50 percent of its area.
Waning: The decreasing amount of illumination of the Moon’s face after full moon as it moves to new moon.
Waxing: The increasing amount of illumination of the Moon’s face before full moon, starting from new moon until full moon.

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Working with the dichotomous keys during class was very fun. I thought it was very interesting and it was also a good experience making our own, once I got the hang of it. It was interesting to hear the similarities and differences in the categories each group chose. Using dichotomous keys is also a great experience for kids to have and they can use them to identify so many different things such as flowers, trees, other plants, animal tracks, bugs, etc.

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https://celebrateurbanbirds.org/

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Celebrate Urban Birds | We're All Close To Birds!

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Crop: A food storage pouch located before the stomach
Crepuscular: Most active at dawn and dusk
Fledgling: A young owlet that is beginning to fly
Molting: The replacing of feathers each year
Preening: The act of running the feathers through the bill to maintain them

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I would like to try dissecting owl pellets in the future with children. I think this is a great way for children to learn about anatomy and is great for practicing precise hand movements as the bones are being extracted from the pellet. I would definitely have the children work in groups for this activity because some children may be uncomfortable handling the pellets. So if one child who is really into deconstructing the pellet, they can be paired with a more hesitant student who can handle identifying the bones on the diagrams that will be provided during this activity.

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Looking for animal tracks is a great way to get children out of the classroom and getting first-hand experience. There are many different guides and pamphlets that can be used for this project to help with identifying animal tracks or any other animal signs around the area. This experience will help the children become more aware of their surroundings and more observant as they try to identify the characteristics of a track in order to name the animal that made it.

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The puffy moon art activity is something that I think would be worth doing with children in the classroom. It allows them to experiment with mixing ingredients and witnessing the effects of that, and it gives the children insight into what creates the craters on the moon by using the marble to put dents in their paper plate moon. It will also be interesting to see the variation of textures and colors that will be created throughout the class.

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Having children recreate constellations using different materials such as colored paper and stickers or marshmallows and toothpicks would be a fun thing to do with children in the classroom. They research the backstory to their chosen constellation to further extend their knowledge of it. Additionally children can come up with their own constellations and give them a backstory, giving them more creative freedom.

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I would like to participate in the Celebrate Urban Birds project with children in the classroom because it will help them become familiar with the native species of birds in their area. This project also helps the children improve their observation skills. Celebrate Urban Birds is also a very easy project to conduct and can be done right outside the classroom doors and doesn't take longer than 10 minutes a day.