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Kunz, Thomas H. – American Biology Teacher, 1984
Information on bats is provided, focusing on their diversity and distribution, characteristics, food habits, activities, roosting and social habits, reproduction, number of young and size at birth, hibernation, mortality and longevity, and movements and navigation. Additional information related to public health/disease concerns and bat management…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Biology, College Science
Reiser, Frank – Outdoor Communicator, 1983
Discusses spiders for classroom use: collecting methods, types, classroom habitats, behavior, and food. (MH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Entomology
Case, Marshal T. – Outdoor Communicator, 1983
Details care of and learning activities involving wild animals, birds, insects, and reptiles brought in by students. (MH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Food

Conway, John R. – Science and Children, 1984
Provides background information on honey ants. These ants are found in dry or desert regions of North America, Africa, and Australia. Also provides a list of activities using local species of ants. (JN)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Elementary School Science, Entomology, Insects

Fouts, Roger S.; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1984
Systematic sampling was done of signing between five home-reared chimpanzees who had had 4-7 years of complete immersion in integrating their signing interaction into their nonverbal communication. Eight-eight percent of all signs reported fell into the social categories of reassurance, social interaction, and play. (SL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Animal Behavior, Communication Skills, Language Acquisition

Hazlett, Mildred E. – Science Teacher, 1976
Described is a course on animal behavior offered for high school students grade 10-12. The course has a biology prerequisite and includes units on behavior patterns, communication, courtship patterns, territories, and social groups. (SL)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animal Husbandry, Animals, Biology
2000
Animals change to better adapt to their environment. Over long periods of time, nature helps the animals adapt by changing their body shape and color as well as adjusting their methods of getting and eating food, defending themselves, and caring for their young. In this videotape, students learn what changes different animals go through in order…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Audiovisual Aids, Biological Sciences
2000
Bugs fascinate children, and each kind of bug plays a special role in the circle of life. Some bugs pollinate plants, while others help to decompose plant and animal waste. In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids. This videotape correlates to the…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Audiovisual Aids, Biological Sciences
2000
There is a completely new world to discover in the oceans, lakes, and rivers--a world filled with an amazing variety of fish. While all fish live and breathe underwater, each type looks very different and develops its own unique living habits. In this videotape, students learn more about the body structures of fish as well as how they reproduce…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Audiovisual Aids, Biological Sciences, Elementary Education
1998
"Bug City" is a video series created to help children learn about insects and other small critters. All aspects of bug life are touched upon including body structure, food, habitat, life cycle, mating habits, camouflage, mutualism (symbiosis), adaptations, social behavior, and more. Each program features dramatic microscopic photography,…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Ecology, Elementary Education
1998
"Bug City" is a video series created to help children learn about insects and other small critters. All aspects of bug life are touched upon including body structure, food, habitat, life cycle, mating habits, camouflage, mutualism (symbiosis), adaptations, social behavior, and more. Each program features dramatic microscopic photography,…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Ecology, Elementary Education
1998
"Bug City" is a video series created to help children (grades 1-6) learn about insects and other small critters. All aspects of bug life are touched upon, including body structure, food, habitat, life cycle, mating habits, camouflage, mutualism (symbiosis), adaptations, social behavior, and more. Each program features dramatic…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Ecology, Elementary Education
Baker, William P.; Lang, Michael; Lawson, Anton E. – 1999
Research indicates that the effectiveness of instruction in the elementary classroom is enhanced when it incorporates materials that actively engage students in the generation of scientific explanations. To this end, this document describes an exercise that allows Kindergarten students to explore the basic principles of animal behavior in an…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Learning Processes

Alusik, John – Science Activities, 1974
Directions are given for the construction of mazes suitable for use in the classroom. The animal maze may be used to investigate small animal behavior, and the finger maze provides students with the opportunity to experience similar frustrations to those encountered by animals in the network of passages. (JR)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Equipment, Laboratory Equipment, Science Activities

Westling, Bruce – School Science and Mathematics, 1971
Describes how to measure the daily rhythm of activity (photoperiodism) of small mammals. Three methods for recording information are reviewed including instructions for making a recorder. Includes suggestions for activities and experiments. (PR)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animal Husbandry, Animals, Behavior Patterns