You At The Zoo
Project partners CET, ThinkTV and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden bring you this multimedia project designed to model an inquiry-based approach for doing science. You at the Zoo includes nine student videos hosted by Thane Maynard and the You at the Zoo student team.
You At The Zoo - Wild Partnerships
A partnership between leaf cutter ants and the fungus they cultivate for food. (4m 36s)
You At The Zoo - What Is Scientific Inquiry?
Teachers are introduced to Scientific Inquiry. (3m 46s)
You At The Zoo - Uncommon Traits
Sexual reproduction and how both parents contribute traits to their offspring (4m 38s)
You At The Zoo - The Next Generation
What it takes to keep a species going generation after generation through reproduction. (4m 38s)
You At The Zoo - Survival on the Savanna
How Cheetahs have adapted to survive in their Savanna habitat (4m 31s)
You At The Zoo - Plant Adaptations
Plant structures and how certain adaptations help plants survive (4m 33s)
You At The Zoo - Observation and Data Collection
Learn about the importance of observation and data collection (2m 14s)
You At The Zoo - In the Field: Making Connections
Learn about ways to make connections for students (2m 29s)
You At The Zoo - Inquiry: it all Begins With a Good Question
Learn more about the Scientific Inquiry (3m 34s)
You At The Zoo - Helping Hands
Are primates are more likely to be right handed or left handed? (4m 33s)
You At The Zoo - Building Student Engagement
Learn how to use video as a hook to build student engagement in a topic. (3m 17s)
You At The Zoo - Becoming An Independent Learner
The importance of nurturing independent learning in students. (2m 49s)
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