Guide 7 Behaviors
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Guide 7 Behaviors Objectives
This guide’s quiz has four questions; one matching each objective.
Guide 7 Behaviors Quiz
Guide 7 Journal Assignment #13
Introduced in the Innate & Learned section of this guide:
Journal Page #13: Science Story
You are creating a science story for this journal page.
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Select a topic related to this course’s topics. It could be about animals, genetics, evolution and/or behaviors. You can draw on past experiences like a trip to the zoo or a current experience like adopting a pet.
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Determine how you will make your story an engaging (accessible, unique, and/or enlightening) experience (discovery, interaction, and/or synthesis) for the story’s audience.
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Select a story form that best fits the engaging science experience you are creating. It could be an exploration, description, explanation, directions, narrative, or persuasive piece. It could also be a combination of these forms.
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Create your story. It could be all written, a labeled photo essay, a comic strip, mixed media, or whichever form you feel works best for your goals.
You are turning in an original science story that is:
- about animals, genetics, evolution, and/or behavior.
- an engaging (accessible, unique, and/or enlightening) experience (discovery, interaction, and/or synthesis) for the viewer.
Guide 7 Journal Assignment #14
Introduced in the Seasonal Change section of this guide:
Journal Page #14: Animal Behaviors
For this journal page you are documenting animal behaviors.
This media piece is collecting data specifically about animal behaviors. The animal can be domesticated or wild. You will be looking for behaviors that are listed above (communicating, foraging, etc.) and capturing that behavioral information with field notes. These notes can include photos, videos, sketches, and/or writing.
In case conditions do not permit a field excursion this week, you can use the optional videos below to complete this assignment successfully.
You will be uploading to Canvas your field notes on an animal’s behaviors. Specifically document:
- what the animal was doing.
- how you would classify the behavior (categories are in Tables A & B above).
- whether you think the behavior is innate and/or learned.
- whether/how the behavior may impact fitness.
You can use standard field note structure (date, location, time) or your own preferred structure for documenting behaviors.
As always: be alert and travel with a companion in the field whenever possible and minimize impact to any animals and their environment.