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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate animal behavior, examining the nervous system and the physiology of the brain and the fight or flight response. They simulate animal behaviors and discuss the difference between an instinct and a behavior. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study how to carefully observe and record behavior systematically as the animal moves through its habitat. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss seasonal behavior of different animals. They participate in group activities and identify animals. They also examine the changes in seasons and how animals act differently in different seasons. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research animal behavior using a variety of sources and scientific investigations. They summarize the information to create a presentation showing the relationships of animals to the environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a game of charades to examine different animal behaviors. After reading an article, they discuss why bees waggle and how that behavior applies to humans. They research the behaviors of an animal of interest to them and notes that behaviors importance. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore types of studied behavior animals acquire. Using a Smart Board file, students simulate rewarding a studied behavior. To further reinforce studied behaviors, students play "Pavlov's Dog" on an internet website. Students brainstorm and discuss examples of studied behaviors. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students engage in a lab that focuses on animal behavior in an open ended inquiry based laboratory experience. They build an ethogram, display a transition matrix and analyze a Markov Chain. They remove wings from the drosophila and synthesize their data. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students search preselected websites on the internet for information on animals and their behaviors such as hibernation, migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore the relationship between human beings and animals. They participate in a variety of activities to examine animal behavior. Students create a class book and stage a mock news broadcast. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe an animal to record behaviors that are similar to humans and those that are not. They write a paragraph comparing the animal behaviors to human behaviors and then discuss their results with the class. Full Review »
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