Designed to supplement a short course for parents and their middle school children, this document provides organized, cooperative learning activities to be done at the zoo and at home. It is intended that the course be a vehicle for promoting positive attitudes toward the study of science in parents and their children and to increase their levels of awareness of animal behavior. The materials include information and activities to be used in conjunction with five sessions to be held at the zoo. The sessions deal with: (1) observing at the zoo; (2) learning in animals; (3) environmental pressures; (4) animal territories; and (5) the societal structure of primates. Each section of the guide that is devoted to a particular session includes an overview of the topic and descriptions of all of the teaching activities that occur at the zoo and at home. The appendices include bibliographies, selected articles, and additional optional activities. (TW)