Inquiries in Science: Behaving Like Animals Kit

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* Study the effects of behavior on natural selection * Explore orientation and movement via taxis and kinesis * Design an experiment to determine preferred environmental conditions * Uses NGSS practices of Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Planning and Carrying out an Investigation, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions, and Engaging in Argument from EvidenceGrades 9-12. Give your class an opportunity to investigate animal behavior firsthand. Students become behavioral analysts as they study isopods (pill or sow bugs) and their behavior in a choice chamber. Students propose explanations for the isopods' behavior; make predictions about factors affecting animal behavior; an…