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Field Trip: Burrowing Owls
Field Trip Summary: Burrowing Owl Center
(Gillian)
Burrowing Owl Centre(Gillian)
250 Thatcher Drive
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6J 1L7
www.sboic.ca
Contact
Janet Ng – Director
(306) 692-8710
Email: sboic@sasktel.net
| Booking Three to Four Weeks in Advance, but feel free to call further ahead. The centre is open daily from May long weekend to Labour Day weekend, but trips can be booked for times outside of this as the centre is still operational. | Cost – Non-profit organization Two options: Recommended Donations of $2 for children and $4 for adults or adopt an owl. Find out more information about the Adopt-an-Owl program online. I would suggest paying the donations and then doing a small fundraiser to adopt an owl following the trip. |
Trip Summary
A visit to the centre would last two to three hours depending on the needs of the group. Information will be geared towards the children and what their learning focus is. While at the centre students would tour the centre, seeing the prairie diorama, take a walk through the burrow and see the many visuals. There would be an opportunity for students to be a part of a Burrowing Owl dress up activity. Students would explore the outdoor aviaries where they would see many of the wild owls followed by a walk on the interpretive trail where they would learn about some of the other animals and their interactions with the Burrowing Owl. To wrap up, students would have the chance to meet and pet a real imprinted Burrowing Owl and participate in a craft/pellet discussion.
Topics covered include: Endangered Grassland Species, Endangered Burrowing Owls and Prairie Conservation.
Grade & Curriculum Connections
This could be integrated with Science and Social Topics from Grades one through five. The focus for Grade Three would be on endangered animals as covered in the Science unit on Animals and the exploration of their own roles & responsibilities, meeting needs through agriculture and connections to our changing world in Social Studies.
Kits & Resources
Owls on Tour which provides a visit from an imprinted owl to your classroom, a wonderful website and the Owl (web) cam are a few of the free resources. There is also educator guides that contain information on endangered species, burrowing owls and follow up or pre-visit activities including projects, games and crafts. Depending on the grade level and what you are investigating, you may also be interested in the dissecting pellet kits which are free and plentiful.
Literature: My Little Book of Burrowing Owls by Hope Irvin-Marston and Maria Magdalena-Brown
Tips
I suggested having the students read up on the owls from the website before our visit and then having them try to identify the owls by the descriptions. The staff was more than willing to accommodate this. If you have an idea, just ask!!
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