Animal Behavior
| Student Teacher Contract |
| Research Project Description |
| Blank Ethogram |
| Mapping Worksheet |
Unit One: Behavioral Research Methods
Homework One: Read and sign Student Teacher Contract (due Thurs, 9/10)
Homework Two: List at least three animals and behaviors that you are interested in studying (due Mon, 9/14)
Homework Three: Animal Behavior article summary (due Thurs, 9/17)
Homework Four: Harlow article summary (due Thurs, 9/24)
Homework Five: Animal Conditioning article summary (due Tues, 9/29)
Quiz One: Take Home Quiz - Controlled Experiments in Animal Behavior (due Tues, 9/29)
Homework Six: Fish/Turtle Project Question and Hypothesis (due Wed, 9/30)
Field Trip: Staten Island Zoo, Thursday, 10/8 (Must hand in permission slip by 10/7)
Homework Seven: Fish/Turtle Project Abstract (1 pg, typed, 12 pt font) (due Tues, 10/13)
Fish and Turtle Behavior Project Presentations: Tuesday, 10/13
Project Assignment: 5 questions generated from the zoo field trip (due Thurs, 10/15)
Homework Eight: Gorillas in the Mist summary (due Thurs, 10/22)
Exam One: Research Methods - Controlled Experiments and Field Studies Wednesday, 10/21
Homework Nine: Prospect Park Field Study Journal (due Thurs, 10/22)
Homework Ten: 1 page Gorillas in the Mist reaction paper (due Thurs, 10/29)
Project Assignment: 2 background article summaries (due Mon, 11/2)
Homework Two: List at least three animals and behaviors that you are interested in studying (due Mon, 9/14)
Homework Three: Animal Behavior article summary (due Thurs, 9/17)
Homework Four: Harlow article summary (due Thurs, 9/24)
Homework Five: Animal Conditioning article summary (due Tues, 9/29)
Quiz One: Take Home Quiz - Controlled Experiments in Animal Behavior (due Tues, 9/29)
Homework Six: Fish/Turtle Project Question and Hypothesis (due Wed, 9/30)
Field Trip: Staten Island Zoo, Thursday, 10/8 (Must hand in permission slip by 10/7)
Homework Seven: Fish/Turtle Project Abstract (1 pg, typed, 12 pt font) (due Tues, 10/13)
Fish and Turtle Behavior Project Presentations: Tuesday, 10/13
Project Assignment: 5 questions generated from the zoo field trip (due Thurs, 10/15)
Homework Eight: Gorillas in the Mist summary (due Thurs, 10/22)
Exam One: Research Methods - Controlled Experiments and Field Studies Wednesday, 10/21
Homework Nine: Prospect Park Field Study Journal (due Thurs, 10/22)
Homework Ten: 1 page Gorillas in the Mist reaction paper (due Thurs, 10/29)
Project Assignment: 2 background article summaries (due Mon, 11/2)
| Harlow Article |
| Conditioning Article |
| Turtle and Fish Project Description |
Unit Two: Biopsychology
Project Assignment: Finalized Research Question and Hypothesis (due Tuesday, 11/3)
Project Assignment: Animal Fact Sheet (due Tuesday, 11/3)
Project Assignment: Methods and Materials List (due Monday, 11/9)
Homework Eleven: Nature vs. Nurture Article Summary (due Monday, 11/23)
Biopsychology Quiz - Wednesday, November 25th
Project Assignment: Animal Fact Sheet (due Tuesday, 11/3)
Project Assignment: Methods and Materials List (due Monday, 11/9)
Homework Eleven: Nature vs. Nurture Article Summary (due Monday, 11/23)
Biopsychology Quiz - Wednesday, November 25th
Unit Three: Social Dynamics
Homework Twelve: New York Times Sociobiology summary (due Thursday, 12/3)
Homework Thirteen: Snake Solitary Hunting Behavior reaction paper (due Monday, 12/7)
Homework Fourteen: Parrot Pair Bonding reaction paper (due Wednesday, 12/9)
Homework Fifteen: Elephant Communities reaction paper (due Monday, 12/14)
Homework Sixteen: Ant Caste Systems reaction paper (due Wednesday, 12/16)
Homework Seventeen: Chimpanzee Dominance Hierarchies reaction paper (due Monday, 12/21)
Social Dynamics Unit Exam: Tuesday, December 22nd
Homework Thirteen: Snake Solitary Hunting Behavior reaction paper (due Monday, 12/7)
Homework Fourteen: Parrot Pair Bonding reaction paper (due Wednesday, 12/9)
Homework Fifteen: Elephant Communities reaction paper (due Monday, 12/14)
Homework Sixteen: Ant Caste Systems reaction paper (due Wednesday, 12/16)
Homework Seventeen: Chimpanzee Dominance Hierarchies reaction paper (due Monday, 12/21)
Social Dynamics Unit Exam: Tuesday, December 22nd
