(Airs Sunday, December 14) While we are mesmerized by their likeness to our species and we have continually found uses for chimps, we never considered what they wanted or needed.
All Posts Tagged With: "animals"
Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History: Introduction
Chain Reaction: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson will challenge students to design and conduct scientifically valid experiments to evaluate hypotheses regarding an animal’s expected behavior in response to changes in its environment. (Grades 9-12)
The Birds and the Beaks: Lesson Overview
In this video-enhanced lesson, students will explore the concepts of adaptation and evolution as seen in different species of birds. (Grades 9-12)
White Falcon, White Wolf: Arctic Diary: Tracking Wolves: Tuesday, July 10: Camp’s Cook
My duties now were all about supporting the crew as much as they needed: In short, chief bottle washer, cook and camp nag!
The Perfect Cow?: Video Segments: Holy Cow!
Clips from the NATURE episode "Holy Cow!" show the cow's digestive system and illustrate other naturally evolved and artificially selected traits of cattle.
The Perfect Cow?: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson focuses on how and why humans have been so successful in selectively breeding cattle to suit our needs, while also exploring the limitations and consequences of this success. (Grades 9-12)
Dare to Care for a Grizzly Bear: Video Segments: The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly
Segments from the NATURE episode "The Good, The Bad and the Grizzly" examine how human interaction with grizzlies has alternately endangered and restored the population, and how humans coexist with grizzlies today.
Stressed Out!: Video Segments: Can Animals Predict Disaster?
These clips from the NATURE episode "Can Animals Predict Disaster?" examine the tsunami of December 26, 2004, and theorize on how animals' greater sensitivity to seismic waves may have given them a lifesaving warning about the disaster.
Stressed Out!: Lesson Overview
In this video-enhanced lesson, students will identify methods for detecting and locating earthquakes, utilizing excerpts from the NATURE episode "Can Animals Predict Disaster?" (Grades 9-12)
Dare to Care for a Grizzly Bear: Lesson Overview
In this video-enhanced lesson, students will learn how human beings have interacted with and impacted the lives of grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park. (Grades 9-12)




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