Loan box downloadable documents
Introduction
SOTEAG has created a free loan box full of activities for Shetland schools/clubs to borrow.
The loan box focuses on the work of SOTEAG, specifically the sea bird monitoring and impact of oil on birds and their feathers.
Are you interested in finding out more about SOTEAG’s loan box?
Contact: Heather Runnacles Goodridge [email protected]
- Introduction to SOTEAG https://www.soteag.org.uk/about-us/
- SOTEAG Monitoring – For further information about SOTEAG’s monitoring and previous monitoring reports please follow this link

Feather Experiment: Exploring the effects of oil spills on birds
- Teachers Instructions – Exploring the effects of oil spills on birds
- Feather experiment diagram
- Anatomy of a bird feather
- End of loan period – Equipment check list for feather experiment


Ice cube experiment: The effect of oil on animals
- Teachers Instructions – Effect of oil on animals – ice cube experiment
- Ice cube experiment – diagram
- End of loan period – Equipment check list for ice cube experiment

Bird ID Game
- Teachers Instructions – Bird Identification Game
- Bird ID game sheet
- Bird ID Images
- Bird ID names
- Bird ID answers
- End of loan period – Equipment check list for bird identification game

Seabird Boardgame

Other small activities included in the loan box
ID Dials


Rocky shore bunting

Rainbow the Puffin storyboard

Winter themed colouring Sheets
- Winter border colouring in sheet starfish
- Winter border colouring in sheet seaweed
- Winter border colouring in sheet jellyfish
- Winter border colouring in sheet hermit crab
- Winter border colouring in sheet fish
- Winter border colouring in sheet crab
- Winter border colouring in sheet boat
Spring/ Summer themed colouring sheets
Shetland birds – common names and Shetland names
Common and Shetland seabird names

Word searches



SNAP Game
Teacher Instructions – SNAP Game

Contact details
