Unit Two Overview
In this unit, you will improve your observation
skills, take field notes, improve the lives of animals who are
the subjects of your research, and learn more about your multiple
intelligences.
Observer:
Define observe.
Complete observation activities.
View Dr. Jane’s scrapbook and look for ways that
she was a good observer.
Complete journal entry.
Locate Tanzania on the interactive map.
Survey of chimpanzee behavior:
View Dr. Jane’s scrapbook to see her adventures
in Africa.
Pretend that you are looking through Dr. Jane’s
binoculars and take field notes.
Complete mini primate research project.
Watch the chimpanzee video clips for a second time
and compare your notes to those of a Gombe researcher.
Give oral presentation.
Pioneer:
Define pioneer.
View Dr. Jane’s scrapbook and see her pioneering
method of research.
Read a chapter from In The Shadow of Man.
Conduct field observations (Select one of the following):
Observe and take field notes of captive primates (chimpanzees
or other primates) at the zoo.
Observe and take field notes of other animals in your
community.
Create enrichment activities (Select one of the following):
Help improve the lives of captive primates.
Help improve the lives of other animals in your community.
During your field trip to the zoo, you will make general
observations of chimpanzees, and then focus on one particular
behavior that interests you.
Complete journal entry.
Expert:
Define multiple intelligences.
Respond to questions in the Multiple Intelligences Self Profile.
View Dr. Jane’s scrapbook and see the way she uses
the multiple intelligences.
Create multiple intelligence project.
Complete journal entry.
