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"Owls in the Family" |
Farley Mowat |
Grades 2-6 |
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| Summary of the story : |
In this story, Billy adopts two orphaned owls (Wol and
Weeps). He also adopts other stray wild animals. Billy, his
family, and his friend Bruce have to deal with the
challenges of raising the owls, since they can no longer
live in the wild. Billy and the owls cause plenty of
problems for the family.
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| Design Challenges: |
The Design Challenges or Problems:
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The boys can’t find owl
eggs.
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At first the owls don’t
trust Billy.
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Wol was lonely until
they found another owl
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Wol and Weeps don’t
know how to fly.
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Wol breaks open the
cage.
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Wol scares the mailman
and minister.
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Billy and his family are moving to the city and can’t
keep the owls.
Design a habitat for the
Owls so they can live in their new home. Wol can use
his talons to break the chicken wire of his cage.
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Prior knowledge:
During the lessons, students will read nonfiction books
about Great Horned owls to find out the requirements for the
enclosure.
Students explanation of their cage will have to include
information about Great Horned owls.
As an extension, students could calculate the area and/or
volume of the different enclosures.
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