How Big Is an Eagle-Owl?: teacher key

Eurasian Eagle-Owls, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. How big is a Eurasian eagle-owl? Find its weight, its length and its wingspan. Then see how it finds food at night and how its young grow.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how much does an adult eagle-owl weigh?
   • 1 to 2 pounds
   • 3 to 9 pounds (answer)
   • 20 to 30 pounds
2. Who weighs less?
   • Males (answer)
   • Females
   • They weigh the same
3. What helps direct sound to an eagle-owl's ears?
   • Its tail
   • Its feet
   • The disk of face feathers (answer)
4. When can young eagle-owls feed themselves at the nest?
   • At about three weeks (answer)
   • At one day old
   • At two years old
5. Why can an eagle-owl find prey at night?
   • It has keen eyesight and hearing (answer)
   • It carries a light
   • It sleeps all night
6. What does prey mean?
   • An animal that is hunted for food (answer)
   • A kind of tree
   • A loud call

Words

• raptor: bird of prey
• wingspan: tip to tip
• prey: hunted animals
• resonant: deep and full