January 7, 2013

Dissecting Owl Pellets

In our study of the human body and the skeletal system, we dissected owl pellets in order to compare rodent bones to human bones.   The morning was spent dissecting the bones.

 

 

The afternoon was spent trying to identify the bones and compare them to human bones.

While this might have been out of Mrs. Wilson's comfort zone, the kids all were really intrigued by the dissection, and not at all afraid to dig in and find the bones!!