Chimpanzees Lesson Plans

1. From Earthworms to Chimps Lesson Plan
...e in the world. She might be a scientist, human rights advocate, or writer, for example. Learn more about the woman so you almost feel as if you know her. We?ve chosen Jane Goodall for this example. 2. For more than 40 years, Jane Goodall has lived in the Gombe Game Reserve in Tanzania. She studies chimpanzees. Because of her hard work we know a great deal about these primates. Her observations help us understand humans better, too. 3. Goodall was interested in the outdoors even when she was young. Her mother once found Jane in bed with a handful of earthworms. How do you think her mother responded? Yes,...

2. Teacher's Guide
...erently people interpret observations. learn about Dr. Jane?s experiences as an observer. ArrowExpert complete journal entries by writing about the characteristics of a good observer based on personal experiences and Dr. Jane?s experiences. _Unit Three practice their observation skills by observing chimpanzees via video and writing field notes. ArrowKnowledge research general information about chimpanzees. choose a chimpanzee behavior that is of interest and research it with available online resources. ArrowCompassion orally report their research findings. ArrowAction _Unit Four Arrow Dr. Jane?s Lesson Ar...

3. Digging For Fossils
...ge or Grades 7-12 ability group: Class time 1-2 periods. required: Materials and Scissors, envelopes, chart and/or model of human equipment: skeleton Copies of pictures of the bones described Summary of Using a chart or model, students compare and activity: contrast key skeletal differences between chimpanzees and humans: brain size, teeth, hand and thumb, trunk, pelvis, lower limb, foot and big toe. Students then sort and group a set of mixed "fossil bones" of chimpanzee or human. A set of Australopithecine bones is introduced and students apply their skeletal knowledge to the classification of these "my...

4. RACE - The Power of an Illusion . For Teachers | PBS
...omparing Chimp mtDNA to Learn about Races Developed by Scott Bronson Grade Levels: 9-14 Subject Matter: Biology, Physical Anthropology, Genetics Time Allotment:1 class sessions Description: In this computer-based lesson, students will measure genetic diversity within and between three subspecies of chimpanzees in order to gain a better understanding of genetic distinctiveness and explore race as a genetic concept. Scott Bronson is Education Manager at the Dolan DNA Learning Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. He is featured in Episode 1 of the series. OVERVIEW In the lesson entitled "Comp...

5. Breaking News English - Chimpanzee art (May 13, 2005)
...s are valued at around $1,500 each. However, because the news of this auction has spread around the world, they may sell for much more. WARM-UPS 1. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics you are interested in, which do not look interesting and which look really boring: abstract art / chimpanzees / auctions / Renoir / colors / Picasso / art galleries / artistic talent / bananas Have a chat about the topics you liked. Decide why these words are in the news article. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 2. CHIMPANZEES: Spend one minute writing down all of the different...

6. Teacher's Guide
...wExpert conduct observations. prepare a formal lab report. enrich the lives of their subjects. _Unit Three complete journal entries discussing how their culture treats captive and wild animals. ArrowKnowledge ArrowCompassion Arrow Dr. Jane?s Lesson ArrowAction _Unit Four While Dr. Jane was studying chimpanzees in Africa, she developed methods ArrowResilience of research no one had used before. Many researchers strongly disagreed with her and did not take her seriously. Despite this criticism, Dr. Jane recognized that her methods were very effective, so she continued to use ArrowPerseverance and improve th...

7. Breaking News English - Chimpanzee art (May 13, 2005)
...stitute of Contemporary Art. Although it received mixed reviews, the public went bananas and enthusiastically snapped up the paintings. WARM-UPS 1. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics you are interested in, which do not look interesting and which look really boring: abstract art / chimpanzees / auctions / Renoir / vivid colors / Picasso / British TV / artistic talent / bananas Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 2. CHIMPANZEES: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with chimpanzees. Share y...

8. Lesson: evolution: Pseudogene Suite - C. Bio Workbench
...Home PSEUDOGENE SUITE Lesson C: EXPLORING PRIMATE PSEUDOGENES EVOLUTION WITH BIOLOGY WORKSHOP created by Mary Ball and Steve Karr Macroevolution Carson-Newman College adapted for ENSIweb by L. Flammer Students use Biology Workbench to explore DNA sequence data for the GULOP gene in humans, SYNOPSIS chimpanzees, orangutans, and crab-eating macaques and the beta globin gene and its pseduogene in humans, gorillas, and chimpanzees. Many features of modern organisms reflect the PRINCIPAL CONCEPT structure of their ancestors in ways that are not adaptive. 1. DNA sequences from different species can be compared...

9. Lesson2
...digraphs. This lesson focuses on the diagraph /ch /. This lesson will help children recognize and identify the digraph /ch/ in spoken and written words. Materials: For this lesson I will need: 1) primary paper, 2) pencil, 3) poster with ãThe Chicka Chicka Choo Choo Train went to China to visit the Chimpanzeesä written on it, 4) flash cards with pictures of cheese, bread, chocolate, ice cream, chips, hamburger, chicken, steak, and potato, and 5) Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, 6) picture of a picnic basket, 7) page of pictures for each child: chimpanzee, church, boat, chair, light, couch, 8) train picture for ea...

10. Molecular Biology and Primate Phylogenetics
...mmals, but not primates) and predict that the bottom row in table 1 be about high-30s or low-40s. The line of descent would be drawn from the right side of the graph all the way to the left and connect somewhere on the single line of descent that enters from the left. 6. It suggests that humans and chimpanzees share a more recent common ancestor than do horses and zebras. Even though horses and zebras "look" more similar, looks can be deceiving. Check a phylogenetic tree for the "horse" in any good college evolution text. The reason that they look so similar even though a longer period of time has passed...