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Pre Zoo Trip Preparation & Zoo Trip

=Unit Title: Animal Behavior & Response to the Ecosystem (Application of Ecosystems and Their Interactions Unit)= Grade level: 10 Subject Area: Accelerated Biology Unit Designer: Cinda Murray Time frame: 2 weeks =Pennsylvania Environment & Ecology Standard:= 4.6.10A Explain the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and their interactions. 4.6.10B Explain how cycles affect the balance in an ecosystem. 4.6.10C Analyze how ecosystems change over time.

=Performance Indicators / Objectives:= Students will apply knowledge learned earlier in the year to analyze the interactions within a species of primates. Students will make connections between stimulus and response of organisms within the same species. Students will conduct a primate observation lab that analyzes and summarizes documented animal behavior. Students will categorize observed and noted behaviors. Students will discuss their observations and evaluations of various biomes represented by zoo exhibits. Students will document (using digital cameras) and classify organisms housed at the Cleveland Zoo.

Resources: PPt on Primate Behavior

Lab Sheet for Primate Observation