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The Museum will not be checking out any more traveling trunks (other than those already scheduled) after Tuesday, May 1st. We hope to let you know very soon when and where they will be available for use during the 2012-2013 school year. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your support over the last 10 years!

Sincerely, Diane Schupbach

TRAVELING TRUNKS

diane schupbachEducation Contact: (M-F, 9 am–1 pm)
Diane Schupbach, Education Coordinator
319-273-3276 or diane.schupbach@uni.edu

TRUNK: Bird Box: Feet, Feathers, Bones and Beaks

Books
Amazing Birds by Alexandra Parsons
Beaks by Brenda Parkes
Beaks and Feet by Sarah O'Neil
Owls by Susan Ring

"Fill the Bill" Activity Bags
8 sets of "Fill the Bill" cards (yellow envelope)

6 seperate bags containing:

Bag 1
“Nectar” sign, 1 glass bottle, 1 plastic spoon, 1 plastic knife, 1 pair chopsticks, and 1 dropper

Bag 2
“Worms in the Mud” sign, 1 glass jar of rubber worms in sawdust, 1 strainer, 1 pair of chopsticks, and 1 dropper

Bag 3
“Seeds” sign, 1 pair of pliers, 1 pair of chopsticks, 1 pair of plastic tongs, 1 bag of walnuts

Bag 4
“Fish and Other Water Creatures” sign, Styrofoam sponges, 3 droppers, drain spoon, one pair of chopsticks

Bag 5
“Caterpillars and other insects” sign, small log, rice, nutcracker, 1 fishnet

Bag 6
“Flying Insects” sign, Styrofoam sponges, strainer, 1 straw, tweezers, 1 pair of chopsticks

Bags of additional learning materials:
Bag 1: 5 cards of bird feathers
Bag 2: 5 cards of bird feathers
Bag 3: 7 bags of various bird parts
Bag 4: 2 cards of bird feathers
Bag 5: 10 cards of bird feathers
Bag 6: Hawk body parts: 1 pair of talons, 1 head, 1 set of tail feathers and 2 single feathers; "Mystery feet" 5 included; Bird feet (11 feet) for "Feet are Neat" activity
Bag 7: 1 magnifier (in a bag)
Bag 8: Extra sawdust with worms
Bag 9: Extra popcorn seeds
Bag 10: Extras (3 extra chopsticks and 1 extra dropper)

Posters
1 board of the anatomy of a pigeon
1 poster board describing feathers

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