Index of activities, lessons, and hand-outs The following handouts/documents are included in PDF format and are ordered by type. “Day in Schedule” refers to the schedule of the two-week pilot course, but timing may be adjusted to as needed. Resource Type Page Numbers Organizational (e.g. classroom routines, rules, final project) Notes Activities Handout/Document Description Version Activity/Lesson Day in Page schedule # Class routines Class routines; addresses entering Teacher Organizational Day 1 classroom, picking volunteers, etc. Gorilla troop rules Class rule sheet in the context of Student Organizational Day 1 gorilla society Gorilla troop rules Student version plus notes Teacher Organizational Day 1 Table of contents For student binders, to be updated as Student Organizational Day 1 course proceeds. Teacher should create master copy as well. Course survey What do students already know, and Student Organizational Days 1, 9 what have they learned? To be completed on the first day of class and at the end of the course. Course survey Student version plus answers Teacher Organizational Days 1, 9 End-of-class reflection Topic of reflection may vary, but Student Organizational Introduced typically a chance for students to write Day 1; used what they learned. daily Mural description Run-down of the mural project Teacher Organizational Day 1 Activity 1: Practice Introduction to the scientific method Teacher Activity 1: Practice Day 1 being a scientist! (in the context of primates) being a scientist! What is a primate? (I) Focus on mammal aspect and the two Student Notes Day 2 main groups of primates. Useful in conjunction with primate family tree. What is a primate? (I) Student version plus notes Teacher Notes Day 2 Activity 2: Primate Creation of binder-sized primate Teacher Activity 2: Primate Day 2 family tree family tree family tree Individual family trees Entire Primate order, plus ape tree. To Student Activity 2: Primate Day 2 & primate photographs be kept by student for future reference family tree What is a primate? (II) Focus on physical characteristics of Student Notes Day 3 primates What is a primate? (II) Student version, plus notes Teacher Notes Day 3 Primate photos Given to students when assigning Mural/assigning Day 3 primates for the mural. Used as a primates visual reference for drawing primate. Also used in Activity 3(1). Activity 3: What is a Lesson in ways to tell primates apart Teacher Activity 3: What is Day 4 primate? from other animals, with focus on a primate? opposable thumbs and forward-facing eyes Animal photos & labels Non-primate photos, used in Activity Activity 3: What is Day 4 3. Labels are “non-primate” and a primate? “primate”. Forward-facing eyes Comparison of horse and gorilla Activity 3: What is Day 4 graphic skulls. Useful if students don’t use a primate? “What is a primate? (II)” notes page (e.g. if Activity 3 is used by itself) Activity 4: Primate Lesson on where primates live Teacher Activity 4: Primate Day 4 habitats habitats Blank maps World, Africa, South America, & Asia. Student Activity 4: Primate Day 4 For creation of binder-sized range habitats map for various primates Habitat photos Mainly forests. Used in primate Activity 4: Primate Day 4 habitat lesson and mural planning habitats/Mural planning Primate ecology notes Fill-in-the-blank format; addresses Student Notes Blanks habitat, terrestrial/arboreal, activity filled in as pattern, diet, and conservation status. topic Two versions: one for “endangered”, covered and one for “least concern” Primate ecology info Table with information on 8 selected Teacher Notes Blanks primate species filled in as topic covered Activity 5: Primate diets Instructions for diet-making activity Teacher Activity 5: Primate Day 7 diets Primate food pyramids Food pyramid for assigned primate Student Activity 5: Primate Day 7 diets Activity 6: Are you Demonstration of primate cognition Teacher Activity 6: Are you Day 10 smarter than a chimp? smarter than a chimp? Routines - Gorilla troop metaphor -- Each group of gorillas has 1-2 older, dominant leaders called silverbacks. The rest of the group looks to the silverbacks for guidance, and the silverbacks are responsible for mediating conflict and making sure the group is safe. In this class, the teacher fills the role of silverback. -- Gorilla troop rules: 1. Respect each other 2. Listen to each other (and raise hand to ask questions) 3. Approach silverbacks quietly with problems (raise hand) -- Attention cue: “chest” beat (beat stomach with palms of hands, everyone else responds by mimicking the beat) - Reluctant chest beaters may encouraged to drum on the table instead - May also experiment with varying the rhythm of the beat - Entering the classroom -- Go straight to seat -- Instructions for warm-up activity on board - At the end of each day -- End-of-class reflection or question -- Ticket to leave class that will be returned on the next day - Picking volunteers -- Names on popsicle sticks - Moving around the classroom -- We will be moving around in activities -- Otherwise, raise hand to leave seat - Praise -- Verbal -- Reward tokens (e.g. peas, other plant-able seed) - Given out daily - May be exchanged for small primate-related prize at end of week (e.g. edible insects from Museum of Life and Science gift shop) -Those with the most beans get first pick, with ties resolved by drawing popsicle sticks Gorilla Troop Rules 1. Respect each other 2. Always pay attention to the silverbacks 3. Approach silverbacks with problems (raise hand) page ____ Gorilla Troop Rules 1. Respect each other Gorillas live in family groups averaging 10 individuals, and there is no fighting amongst each other! Within the group there are 1-2 older, dominant leaders called silverbacks. 2. Always pay attention to the silverbacks The rest of the group looks to the silverbacks for guidance. The silverbacks decide, for example, which direction to travel in and when to forage. The other members must pay attention in order to keep up! 3. Approach silverbacks with problems (raise hand) All conflicts are settled through the silverbacks. Apes, monkeys, & lemurs: an introduction to primates TABLE OF CONTENTS Gorilla troop rules..........................................................page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ ________________________________________..............page __ Apes, Monkeys, and Lemurs: An Introduction to Primates! Pre-Course Survey Please answer the following questions the best you can. If you don’t know an answer, don’t worry! That’s the point of taking this course, right? :) 1. Who’s who? Which of the following are primates? (check all that apply) 2. Which of the following primates are endangered? (circle all that apply) chimpanzee gorilla spider monkey ring-tailed lemur baboon 3. What is one thing that could make a primate become endangered? Explain. page ___ 4. What is evolution? What are your thoughts about evolution? 5. Which of the following is the closest living relative to humans? Chimpanzee/bonobo gorilla gibbon colobus monkey 6. Look at the photograph below. What are four words that come to mind? __________ __________ ___________ ___________ 7. Is it important to save the environment? Why or why not? _____________________________________________________________ Photographs taken from: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/ObamaBarack.htm http://ourentropy.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/business-chimp.jpg