Living in a Watershed
Do you live in a watershed? Ask this question to your students, and they may not be able to identify a watershed as a place that they live. The WILD Aquatic activity “Watershed” introduces students to the characteristics, and roles of watersheds, as well as provides examples of watershed conservation. Use this activity in combination with the activity “Putting Water in the Shed” from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Corridors of Exploration: Iowa’s Rivers activity booklet to bring in a historical viewpoint of Iowa.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Fourment, T. 2004. My Water Comes from the Mountains. Roberts Rinehart Publishers.
Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Grades 3-5
Dorros, A. 2000. Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean. HarperCollins.
Hiscock, B. 1997. Big Rivers: The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Wick, W. 1997. Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder. Scholastic, Inc.
Yolen, J. 1995. Water Music: Poems for Children. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 9-12
DeBarry, P.A. 2004. Watersheds: Processes, Assessment and Management. Wiley.
Dobson, C. 1999. Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water. Firefly Books, Limited.
Newton, Lisa H., C.K. Dillingham and J.H. Choly. 2005. Watersheds 4: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics. Wadsworth Publishing.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Romance is in the air!
During January and February, many types of owls mate to produce offspring in the spring. The forests of Iowa are often filled with sounds of owls hooting, and what some may consider “weird” noises. What better time to investigate owls, and what better way than Project WILD’s activity “Owl Pellets”?
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bailey, J. 1990. Life Cycle of an Owl. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Browne, V. 1995. Animal Lore and Legend: Owl. Scholastic, Inc.
Burton, J. 1989. Buffy the Barn Owl. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Butterworth, C. 1990. Owls. Steck-Vaughn.
Frank, R. 2004. So What, Saw-Whet? Hummingbird Mountain Press.
George, M. 1998. Owls. Child's World, Incorporated.
Gibbons, G. 2006. Owls. Holiday House.
Gibson, D.C. 2001. Owls and Their Homes. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Johnston, T. 2001. Barn Owls. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Martin, P.A. 2003. Northern Spotted Owls. Children's Press.
McDonald, M. 1997. Whoo-oo Is It? Scholastic, Inc.
Price, A. 2002. Raptors: The Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls of North America. Rinehart P.
Reid, M.E. 2002. Owls and Other Birds of Prey. World Book, Incorporated.
Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Capstone Press.
Riley, J. 2004. Quiet Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Scrace, C. 2001. Egg to Bird. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Silverstein, A. 1994. Eagles, Hawks, and Owls. Random House Children's Books.
Stone, L.M. 1989. Owls. Rourke Enterprises, Incorporated.
Storms, L. 1983. Owl Book. Lerner Publishing Group.
Swanson, D. 1998. Welcome to the World of Owls. Walrus Books.
Townsend, E.R. 2004. Woodland Animals: Owls. Capstone Press.
Whitehouse, P. 2002. Barn Owls. Heinemann.
Yolen, J. 1987. Owl Moon. Philomel.
Grades 3-5
Arnosky, J. 1999. All About Owls. Scholastic Paperbacks.
Biel, T.L. 2003. Owls. Wildlife Education, Ltd.
Brady, I. 1974. Owlet the Great Horned Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Brown, F.G. 1991. Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Coldrey, J. 1987. Owl in the Tree. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Epple, W. 1992. Barn Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Esbensen, B.J. 1991. Tiger with Wings: The Great Horned Owl. Scholastic, Inc.
Gerholdt, J.E. 1997. Spotted Owls. ABDO Publishing Company.
Hammerslough, J. 2004. Owl Puke: Book and Owl Pellet. Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Owls. Capstone Press.
Hunt, P. 1982. Snowy Owls. Penguin Group.
Jarvis, K. 1996. Owls: Whoo Are They? Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Kappeler, M. 1991. Owls. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Kops, D. 2000. Owls. Thomson Gale.
Lynch, W. 2005. Owls. T&N Children's Publishing.
Mason, A. 2004. Owls. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Markle, S. 2005. Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Mudd-Ruth, M. 2004. Owls. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Niemuth, N.D. 1996. Owl Magic for Kids. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Sattler, H.R. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Swanson, D. 1998. Owls. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Tagholm, S. 2003. Barn Owl. Kingfisher.
Zallinger, J.D. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Grades 6-8
Burton, R. 1990. Discovering Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Catchpole, C. 1978. Owls. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Duncan, J.R. 2003. Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books, Limited.
Fourie, D.K. 1994. Hawks, Owls and Other Birds of Prey. Silver Burdett Press.
Graham, K. 1997. Owls. Baxter, Colin Photography, Limited.
Kalman, B.D. 1987. Owls. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Livingston, M.C. 1990. If the Owl Calls Again: A Collection of Owl Poems. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Selsam, M.E. 1987. A First Look at Owls, Eagles, and Other Hunters of the Sky. Walker & Company.
Stefoff, R. 1997. Owl. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Stidworthy, J. 1987. Year in the Life of an Owl. Silver Burdett Press.
Sutton, P. 1994. How to Spot an Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Tyler, H.A. 1978. Owls By Day and Night. Naturegraph Publishers, Incorporated.
Wechsler, D. 2003. Great Horned Owls. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Grades 9-12
Earley, C.G. 2004. Hawks and Owls of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America. Firefly Books, Limited.
Heintzelman, D.S. 1984. Guide to Owl Watching in North America. New Win Publishing, Incorporated.
Johnsgard, P.A. 2002. North American Owls: Biology and Natural History. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Lawrence, R.D. 2003. Owls: The Silent Flyers. Firefly Books, Limited.
Long, K. 1998. Owls: A Wildlife Handbook. Johnson Books.
Parry-Jones, J. 2001. Understanding Owls: Biology, Management, Breeding, Training. F & W Publications, Incorporated.
Taylor, I. 2003. Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation. Cambridge University Press.
During January and February, many types of owls mate to produce offspring in the spring. The forests of Iowa are often filled with sounds of owls hooting, and what some may consider “weird” noises. What better time to investigate owls, and what better way than Project WILD’s activity “Owl Pellets”?
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bailey, J. 1990. Life Cycle of an Owl. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Browne, V. 1995. Animal Lore and Legend: Owl. Scholastic, Inc.
Burton, J. 1989. Buffy the Barn Owl. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Butterworth, C. 1990. Owls. Steck-Vaughn.
Frank, R. 2004. So What, Saw-Whet? Hummingbird Mountain Press.
George, M. 1998. Owls. Child's World, Incorporated.
Gibbons, G. 2006. Owls. Holiday House.
Gibson, D.C. 2001. Owls and Their Homes. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Johnston, T. 2001. Barn Owls. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Martin, P.A. 2003. Northern Spotted Owls. Children's Press.
McDonald, M. 1997. Whoo-oo Is It? Scholastic, Inc.
Price, A. 2002. Raptors: The Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls of North America. Rinehart P.
Reid, M.E. 2002. Owls and Other Birds of Prey. World Book, Incorporated.
Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Capstone Press.
Riley, J. 2004. Quiet Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Scrace, C. 2001. Egg to Bird. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Silverstein, A. 1994. Eagles, Hawks, and Owls. Random House Children's Books.
Stone, L.M. 1989. Owls. Rourke Enterprises, Incorporated.
Storms, L. 1983. Owl Book. Lerner Publishing Group.
Swanson, D. 1998. Welcome to the World of Owls. Walrus Books.
Townsend, E.R. 2004. Woodland Animals: Owls. Capstone Press.
Whitehouse, P. 2002. Barn Owls. Heinemann.
Yolen, J. 1987. Owl Moon. Philomel.
Grades 3-5
Arnosky, J. 1999. All About Owls. Scholastic Paperbacks.
Biel, T.L. 2003. Owls. Wildlife Education, Ltd.
Brady, I. 1974. Owlet the Great Horned Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Brown, F.G. 1991. Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Coldrey, J. 1987. Owl in the Tree. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Epple, W. 1992. Barn Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Esbensen, B.J. 1991. Tiger with Wings: The Great Horned Owl. Scholastic, Inc.
Gerholdt, J.E. 1997. Spotted Owls. ABDO Publishing Company.
Hammerslough, J. 2004. Owl Puke: Book and Owl Pellet. Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Owls. Capstone Press.
Hunt, P. 1982. Snowy Owls. Penguin Group.
Jarvis, K. 1996. Owls: Whoo Are They? Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Kappeler, M. 1991. Owls. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Kops, D. 2000. Owls. Thomson Gale.
Lynch, W. 2005. Owls. T&N Children's Publishing.
Mason, A. 2004. Owls. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Markle, S. 2005. Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Mudd-Ruth, M. 2004. Owls. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Niemuth, N.D. 1996. Owl Magic for Kids. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Sattler, H.R. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Swanson, D. 1998. Owls. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Tagholm, S. 2003. Barn Owl. Kingfisher.
Zallinger, J.D. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Grades 6-8
Burton, R. 1990. Discovering Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Catchpole, C. 1978. Owls. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Duncan, J.R. 2003. Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books, Limited.
Fourie, D.K. 1994. Hawks, Owls and Other Birds of Prey. Silver Burdett Press.
Graham, K. 1997. Owls. Baxter, Colin Photography, Limited.
Kalman, B.D. 1987. Owls. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Livingston, M.C. 1990. If the Owl Calls Again: A Collection of Owl Poems. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Selsam, M.E. 1987. A First Look at Owls, Eagles, and Other Hunters of the Sky. Walker & Company.
Stefoff, R. 1997. Owl. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Stidworthy, J. 1987. Year in the Life of an Owl. Silver Burdett Press.
Sutton, P. 1994. How to Spot an Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Tyler, H.A. 1978. Owls By Day and Night. Naturegraph Publishers, Incorporated.
Wechsler, D. 2003. Great Horned Owls. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Grades 9-12
Earley, C.G. 2004. Hawks and Owls of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America. Firefly Books, Limited.
Heintzelman, D.S. 1984. Guide to Owl Watching in North America. New Win Publishing, Incorporated.
Johnsgard, P.A. 2002. North American Owls: Biology and Natural History. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Lawrence, R.D. 2003. Owls: The Silent Flyers. Firefly Books, Limited.
Long, K. 1998. Owls: A Wildlife Handbook. Johnson Books.
Parry-Jones, J. 2001. Understanding Owls: Biology, Management, Breeding, Training. F & W Publications, Incorporated.
Taylor, I. 2003. Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation. Cambridge University Press.
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