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Understanding Travel Routes
Speaking Chimp
Representing Social Networks
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ANSWERS
CALLING ALL CHIMPS

  1. Examine the emotions presented on the list above. Which of these states do you think are experienced by dogs? (accept all reasonable answers)

SOUNDING OFF

  1. Keep your lips in the same open position as well. Recite the vowels. What happens? (you can't make distinct sounds)
  2. Keeping your tongue and lips immobile, try making different types of calls. What are some samples of the different sounds you can generate? (grunts, whimpers, hoots)
  3. Compare and contrast your limited sound ability with the calls generated by chimps? (without use of tongue and facial muscles, the sounds are very similar)

CURRICULUM LINKS
 Biology/Life Science:
 Behavior
 Mathematics:
 Geometry, Data Analysis

NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS (Grades 5-8)
 Science As Inquiry - Content Standard A
 Students should develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry.
 Students should develop an understanding about scientific inquiry.
 Life Science - Content Standard C
 Students should develop an understanding of regulation and behavior.
 Students should develop an understanding of diversity and adaptations of  organisms.
 Students should develop an understanding of populations and ecosystems.
 Students should develop an understanding of structure and function in living  systems

 

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