Name _____________________ Date ________

 

Owl Pellet Lab Report:

Final lab reports are to be typed, well organized, checked for editing errors, and in final draft form.

 

 

 

Testable Question:

What does the barn owl eat and how much does it eat each day?

 

Hypothesis (Your answer to the Testable Question)

 

 

Materials:

List all the materials you used during the owl pellet dissection lab. Some of the materials have been listed for you.

Owl Pellet

Dissecting plate

Bone chart

Owl pellet analysis bone sorting chart

 

 

 

Procedure:

Make a detailed list of all the procedures you and your partner did while doing the owl pellet dissection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results:

Attach Owl Pellet Analysis Sorting Chart.

Analysis:

Discuss (write about) any information you discovered while doing the dissection of the owl pellet. Then write a paragraph for each of the following questions. Make sure to use the evidence gathered during the lab to support your answers.

 

 

  1. How many different types of animals (species) were found in your barn owl pellet? (example: mice, birds, shrews, etc.) How many of each type of animal did you find?

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  2. How many different types of animals did your class find all together? (Use the class data for your answer and arrange the data in a chart or table.)

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  3. What was the total number of animals found in the pellets for the class? What was the class mean for the number of animals found in each pellet? What was the class mode?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion:

Answer the following questions in detail. Write a paragraph for each of the following.

1. Was your hypothesis correct?

Cite evidence from your lab report to support your answer.

2. Identify and explain 3 interesting scientific facts that you learned about the Barn Owl from doing this

Owl Pellet Lab?

Cite evidence from your lab report to support your answer.

3. Identify and explain at least two ideas for future research with the Barn Owl.