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TED-Ed

How to Speak Monkey: The Language of Cotton-Top Tamarins

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Tamarin monkey language can be categorized by stem upsweep, duration, peak frequency, and frequency change. Although other complex terminology is used to describe the 38 calls of this species, the video is easy to follow and a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Learned and Innate Behavior

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the differences between learned and innate behavior among humans and monkeys. They complete an assignment and read articles about two studies, which used similar test methods to show that infants and monkeys share...
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THUP Games

Monkey Math School Sunshine

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Hang out at the beach and listen to some relaxing tunes, all while developing basic math skills. An endless source of fun and learning for young children!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Learned and Innate Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Compare and contrast learned and innate behaviors between humans and primates. Your biology class members read articles and participate in discussions about the use of tools and communication methods. That's about it, you'll probably...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Instincts

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars compare animal adaptations to human behavior. In this science lesson plan, students discuss animal instincts vs. learned behavior. Options for student writing, drawing and research are incorporated into this lesson plan
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Adapting to Survive

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Life science and language arts come together in a passage about animal adaptation. After kids learn about how organisms adapt to conditions in their environments, they complete five reading comprehension questions based on context clues...
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Curated OER

Adapting to Animal Behavior for Survival

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore animal behaviors and adaptations by researching several different animals and their habitats.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Do We Come From? An Introduction to Primate Biology

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore skeletal biology. Through a discussion and video observation, 7th graders investigate how the anatomy is adapted to the environment. Students study primates and explore their characteristics and behaviors.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What would you do if faced with this problem?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students determine how and why an individual from each of four disciplines - Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism - might respond to the same problem.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protect the Primates

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make posters about saving the primates. In this primates lesson plan, students discuss primates and environmental changes and make posters with pictures about saving primates.
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PPT
Curated OER

The Human Brain's Capacity for Language

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Incorporate this slide show into your lecture about speech, language, psychology, or physiology. Addressing the structure of the brain as well as handedness and aphasia, the presentation could fit the needs of many different lecturers....
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Character Education - Kindness

For Teachers 1st - 6th
How to get students to always remember to be kind to one another.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Monkey (Macaca Fascicularis)

For Students 9th - 10th
View images and learn facts about Monkeys, including where they live, their appearance, behavior, and diet.
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Red Tailed Monkey (Schmidt's Guenon)

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Schmidt's red-tailed monkey and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Squirrel Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the squirrel monkey and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Animals Care for Their Young

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this interactive lesson plan, students learn that animals take care of their young in many of the same ways the adults in their lives take care of them. Students watch videos from NATURE and engage in a variety of activities to check...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: Capuchin Monkeys

For Students 9th - 10th
Capuchin monkeys are tree-dwelling New World monkeys that live in central and southern America. These intelligent and clever monkeys use tools such as stones to crack open nuts, shellfish, and crabs. Learn more about capuchin monkeys in...
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: The Life of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can watch vivid pictures change before their eyes, from lions to monkeys to dolphins. Authors provide interactive games that aid in learning the behavior of animals. Continue to explore by investigating the habitat, diet, and...
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Hamadryas Baboon

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the hamadryas baboon and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Handout
Other

San Francisco Zoo: Mandrill

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the mandrill, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
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Handout
Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Francois Langur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, behavior, and appearance of the langur.