Hoot research questions

The Florida Burrowing Owl and Cottonmouth Water Moccasins are both featured in Hoot. Learn more about them by answering the following questions (warning: I'm doing the activity with you for the first time, so I also don't know the answers!). Write your answers in your exercise books and work in pairs.

Florida Burrowing Owls

A. What happened to Bobby the Burrowing Owl?
B. What is the size of an average Burrowing Owl?
C. What do volunteers in Florida do to help the Burrowing Owls?
D. List three places Burrowing Owls can be found.
E. List three things Burrowing Owls eat.

Cottonmouth Water Moccasins

F. What distinction (special fact) does the Cottonmouth have in North America?
G. How did the Cottonmouth get its name?
H. How does the Cottonmouth detect its warm blooded prey?

Go to this dictionary and find the definitions to these words:
A. environment (Choose definition 1 )
B. activism
C. conservation (Choose definition 2-B)

Forest Guardians

Find information on the Forest Guardians enviromental group which is based in Santa Fe.

B. List three states or areas that the Forest Guardians work to protect?.

C. Do you think a group like the Forest Guardians is worthwhile or a waste of time? Give your opinion with reasons.

Ugly Shakespeare: Year 9s & 10s

Dear students

Just a reminder that the Ugly Shakespeare company are coming to our school on Thursday 27 March at period 5. So you will be treated to seeing them instead of going to your regular class. The cost of entry is just one measly gold coin which you need to give to your English teacher on Wednesday. You can find out more about Ugly Shakespeare on their website.

Image: Ugly Shakespeare site.