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In the following two lessons, students explore the concept of predation by using their sense of smell and their observation skills.
That Makes Scents!
In this
lesson, students act as predators, using their sense of smell to track their prey.
What Skulls Say
This lesson uses the Hefner Zoology Museum's skull collection. Students observe characteristics in the skulls that indicate the eating habits of the animals.
For related activities, please see the What's In A Name?: Classifying Organisms , The Francis Room: Hoofs, Horns, Antlers and Claws , and Home: We All Live Somewhere! Teaching Tools pages.
That Makes Scents!
Grade
Level 3-5
Theme Predator-prey relationships, using the sense of smell
Activity
Students act as predators tracking their prey's scent (cotton with two drops of essential oil) through different stations.
Materials
Needed
A minimum of 42 film canisters with several small holes in each lid
Cotton balls
At least seven different essential oil scents, which may include:
Lavender
Peppermint
Lemon
Eucalyptus
Cinnamon
Teacher's Guide That Makes Scents.pdf Acrobat Reader .That Makes Scents.zip
What Skulls Say
Grade
Level
6-8
Theme Predator-prey relationships, feeding patterns, inference, observation
Activity In this lesson, groups of 2-4 students examine a set of four skulls, representing an herbivore, a carnivore, an omnivore, and an unknown.
Materials Needed
Teacher's Guide What Skulls Say.pdf Acrobat Reader .
Download entire teaching packet: What Skulls Say.zip
