After reading a book like Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls, celebrate curiosity with the readers with owl STEM activities, owl crafts, and more owl readings!

I now have a complete and comprehensive teacher guide for Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls. My owl educator guide includes 10 ELA and 9 STEAM activities, plus two worksheets! 

Some of the ideas below made it into the owl teacher guide, but not all of them...plus I added new ideas, too. Enjoy!

A book like Whooo Knew? makes curious kids want to get outdoors.

During an owl prowl, small groups listen and watch for owls. Not all owl prowls are successful, but they are fun. 

Most hosting organizations limit how often they will actively search for owls so as not to disturb owls. Your local county park, state park, or nature center might host an owl prowl. I found my first owl prowl with a simple online search about 30 minutes from my home.

Take a group into the woods or the backyard at dusk. Sit in a circle and use the dark to showcase lots of science experiments. Keep the flashlights off because after ten minutes or so, everyone's eyes will adjust to the dark. Your own night experience might feature night time experiments you are passionate about. Below explains a bit of what I do during my own.  

I've led hundreds of "night hikes." During these night experiences we'd focus on our senses. I'd pass around (safe and familiar) scent jars. After talking about rods and cones, we did an experiment using light. And, of course, we put on our "owl ears" to better hear nature.

We talked about bioluminescence and then related it to the less familiar (but tons of fun) triboluminescence--and showcased it using wintergreen candies and quartz rocks.  The highlight was always the fire experiments I performed. (I never caught my hair on fire...but it was sometimes close!)

(Yes, I'd love to lead your group in a night experience! See all of my author events.)

Elementary and middle school children alike appreciate the fun of an owl pellet dissection. Some classrooms do this each year. But some teens have never dissected an owl pellet. If you have participants who have dissected an owl pellet before, challenge them to not only find and clean all of the bones but also to name figure out the bones and how they would connect with others. It's a puzzle! In Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls the What's for Dinner? activity will guide you through. Check out these additional bone charts. You can also buy owl pellets online (affiliate links).

Any online search will lead you to tons of owl crafts. Many of them feature common supplies like paper plates, muffin liners, acorns, pinecones, or pompoms. I thought I'd share two different ones since these might be fun for various ages.