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 -  Sunday, May 16, 2010
owl pellet
Reviewed By: Angela Beltran 
This was a great homeschool project for my daughter. It was very easy to follow. I figure this would be a great attention getter to jump start our fowl lesson.

 -  Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Owl Pellet
Reviewed By: Carolyn 
This owl pellet kit is great! The bone chart covers the different bones for: rodents, shrews, moles, and birds. Then there is a picture of a constructed skeleton so you can build it out of the bones you've found! There is also a worksheet and the forceps work good but you might need finer ones for the ribs and tiny bones. The probe is good for holding the pellet down. I was very satisfied, I only sent for one pellet and found three skulls inside!!! One shrew, one mouse, and one bird. I even found enough bones to build a skeleton! You'll have a great time dissecting your pellet!

 -  Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Great for Groups
Reviewed By: Kimberly Wilson 
I ordered 10 of these for my co-op class on Anatomy when we were discussing the skeletal system. All kids of all ages thoroughly enjoyed this. It was easy to use and fun for everyone. The kids talked about the dissection project for the rest of the semester.

 -  Thursday, July 30, 2009
great project
Reviewed By: Maria  
This was a great project for us to do together to change things up a bit for science - especially in the middle of winter! My kids ages 10, 8, and 6 all got their own pellets to work on. (Though the 6 yr old refused to touch it until he saw how much fun the other kids were having and then he dug in too!) There were tons of bones in the pellets and the informational booklet was a great resource to use while disecting these. The tools that come with the pellets are perfect for working on these. We were slightly disappointed in that we couldn't put the animal back together by constructing the bones but kids that are older with more patience might be more inclined/ able to do so. I remember doing these when I was in middle school and loved it. Glad I could share the experience with my kids! We will do these again in the future....it is worth coming back to.

 -  Saturday, May 02, 2009
Too Cool!
Reviewed By: Denise 
I bought 25 of these for a group dissection and we had so much fun. We had kids ranging in 5 to 16 and everyone enjoyed it. I think the parents helping the little ones had more fun than anyone! Personally I can say that my (school aged) kids, who are 10 and 14, had so much fun and have asked if there are more things like this that I can get. We will definitely make this something that we offer every year to anyone who wants to do it. It was a great addition to our science books and gave the kids something fun to do at the end of the year. They were learning and didn't even know it! We are looking at your other kits now to see what we want to offer for next our next group activity.

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-  Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Fabulous Owl Pellets Reviewed By: Darcy's clan  This was the most rewarding science activity we have done all school year! My children ranging in age from 4 - 13 all raved with "Ooo's" and "Ahh's". We worked outside in the the March Florida sunshine with two children per pellet and heard no arguing whatsoever. We ordered one kit plus two extra pellets. The kit was complete; the instructions were clearly explained; and the results were completely fascinating. Easy to use and top-quality. Thank you so much for the work you did ahead of time to make this a very positive learning experience! Yes, I will order many things from you in the future.  -  Monday, March 09, 2009 Extra Forceps Reviewed By: Jennifer  My son and I enjoyed disecting the owl pellet very much- if you are ording only one kit, I might suggest ordering an extra pair of forceps! (for the "adult helper" who wants to try too!!)  -  Friday, January 23, 2009 Owl Pellet Dissection Reviewed By: Paula  My kids ages 9-15 enjoyed digging through these owl pellets. The kit is great because it comes with everything you need to complete the project. The kids took turns reading the instructions, using the charts, and answering the questions. Great for a group project. Each kid had to own kit. Great price, too!  -  Thursday, January 22, 2009 Great introduction to dissection Reviewed By: Susan  My 11 year-old daughter couldn't wait for the owl pellet to arrive! When it did, she sat right down and very carefully teased out all the individual bones. You would have thought she was digging for buried treasure, she was so excited when she found something new! She was able to reconstruct a more-or-less complete rodent (a rat?) from the bones, plus make a good guess about the origins of at least two other partial skeletons. I was impressed both with the prompt service and the quality of the materials we received. My daughter would love to do this again!  -  Monday, January 19, 2009 Great Motivator   I bought these a while back and didn't have any use in class. I gifted it to some of my students. Wow, what an effect it has had on them. They have become so interested in the subject, that they are doing research on their own about owls and different kinds of owls and their eating habits.  -  Monday, January 05, 2009 Owl Pellet Dissection Reviewed By: Charlene Seger  I ordered enough for a home-school science class (ages 6-9) and though some of the kids appeared to have an aversion to the pellets, they all did it and thoroughly enjoyed it. The kits were very user friendly for all ages, and the kits were easy for me as a rookie teacher to assist and guide them into another world! I'll do it again if I have the chance.  -  Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Great for a unit on owls. Reviewed By: Maria  We ordered one for each of our kids 10,8,6 and they all loved disecting them. The informational sheets that come with the kit and the tools are very helpful, especially for identifying bones. Thanks!  -  Monday, November 17, 2008 great fun at a great price Reviewed By: Deanne S.  My 10 and 8 yo really enjoyed this activity. It was a good starting point for dissection. They especially liked comparing the bones to the chart and trying to figure out what was what. I would do this again.  -  Thursday, November 06, 2008 Awesome Dissection Kit! Reviewed By: Terra, IL  My kids loved this project! My 11 yo daughter complained about how gross and smelly it was, but she did an awesome job of finding a ton of bones. My 7 yo son thought the gross factor made it more cool and was so excited every time he found a bone! We would definitely do this project again!  -  Tuesday, October 21, 2008 It was a blast! Reviewed By: Heather Adams  My kids had a great time! I was afraid my girls weould be squimish and would feel sorry for the owl's dinner but they loved it. I was put more at ease when I read that the pellets had been heat sterilized. That aspect should be stressed for the squeamish mothers and chilren out there. We had 2 rodents in our pellet and the kids had a great time reconstructing them and gluing them to a paper to preserve.  -  Saturday, September 13, 2008 Great Kit Reviewed By: Sonja West  This was an excellent product. My kids were so excited and that always aids the learning process. Thanks for quality, low cost products.  -  Thursday, August 07, 2008 Grossly Cool! Reviewed By: Adele V.  My kids enjoyed this cool yet gross kit of dissecting owl pellets. It was great fun to take apart the pellet and try to match the bones to the chart to figure out what poor rodent was for dinner!  -  Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Owl pellet kit Reviewed By: Nashia  The boys enjoyed dissecting their pellets, but they got bored rather quickly. Some of the bones were so small they were easily broken and so reproducing the whole animal was more difficult than any of us had expected. It was a unique experience but not one that we will repeat.  -  Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Owl Pellet Kit Reviewed By: Kelly Burns  My 12 year old son loves the owl pellet kit. He likes that there is a chart that he can review, and has had fun determining the type of animal in the pellet. I purchased extra pellets for him for other "rainy days". I would recommend this product for any child that wants to know more about everything.  -  Sunday, February 17, 2008 Owl Pellets   We were so impressed with this. We did the project with another family and so we had a total of 6 kids ranging in age from 6-15 and they all had something different in their pellet plus they all had a super time! It generated some interesting discussions and we were very impressed. I highly recommend this and I would do it again in a heartbeat. S. Reynolds MT  -  Saturday, February 16, 2008 j raasch   This product was probably my son's favorite Christmas gift! As soon as we finished opening gifts, he started dissecting the pellet. He really enjoyed finding all the pieces and using the identification chart to figure out what they were. Now when he makes out a gift list, he always includes owl pellets. These are a winner!  -  Thursday, January 31, 2008 Owl Pellet Dissection   My daughter found remnants of 4 skulls in her pellet! One was pretty well in tact. We were able to reconstruct the rodent skeleton in the kit with all we found in the pellet! She loved it.  -  Thursday, January 17, 2008 Owl-some Product!!   What a unique learning experience! My 2 oldest sons and I had a blast trying to re-construct our "mystery" prey. We will be doing this again soon! Thanks Home Science Tools, for this wonderful product!  -  Friday, January 11, 2008 Owl Pellet Dissection Kit Reviewed By: Sharon Baloue  This kit was very complete and a bargain for the price. My sons, ages 8 & 10, and I dissected 2 owl pellets (we ordered an extra owl pellet)and found a mouse in one and a shrew in the other. The tools, information sheets and pellets provided everything we needed to successfully complete our dissection (we provided paper plates and disposal gloves). This was a total hit. It is a great way to add real hands-on science to any nature/bird study.  -  Sunday, December 02, 2007 Owl Pellet Dissection Kit   My three kids and I had a blast pulling apart the owl pellet we received and then using the charts to figure out what kind of bones we were finding and what kind of animal they came from. An excelent hands-on teaching tool!  -  Saturday, December 01, 2007 Lot of fun   This was a great learning experience for my children. They enjoyed dissecting the pellet. Definately took longer than an hour.  -  Monday, January 15, 2007 Curiosity Galore! Reviewed By: Trish Chambers  I provided the owl pellet kits for the students of my local homeschooling group. The young biologists were enthralled with the pellets. After a short hesitation they jumped in, finding 1-3 different animals in each pellet. One hour is definately not enough time to complete this kit throughly. After class, my boys and I finished the project by creating as complete a skeleton as possible of one of the animals from each of our pellets. The kit provides a bone skeleton sheet that is essential to the identification of bones.  -  Friday, January 05, 2007 owl pellet   This was a very nice kit. We are a homeschooling family & my kids spent several fun and enjoyable days working through this lesson.  -  Tuesday, September 05, 2006 Excellent introduction to dissecting!   My children and I enjoyed this kit immensely. It was a time consuming project but was very fun. Dissecting the pellets were a bit like a treasure hunt especially when they were able to assemble an entire vole skull.  -  Tuesday, September 05, 2006 Great for a Co-op Class Reviewed By: Robin E. Williams  I purchased 23 of these kits and used them with a homeschool Science co-op class with ages 6 to 16. It was a big hit with all ages and the only week (out of 4) that the project was able to keep the attention of both the youngest and the oldest students at the same time. It was especially nice to see all the differing animal remains from so many pellets. The price made it easy to decide to get one per child, rather than one per every 2 or 3 children. I was glad I did as well, as many of the kids enjoyed it so much they took the remains home to show their parents. I hoped none had squeamish mothers ;o).