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K-12 Multimedia Resources

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 - Wrapping it Up

How to address some of the challenges students face (2m 56s)

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 - Variety is Valuable

Biodiversity and the variety of life (4m 36s)

You At The Zoo - Uncommon Traits

Sexual reproduction and how both parents contribute traits to their offspring (4m 38s)

You At The Zoo - To Be a Bird

The special attributes of two very different bird species. (4m 36s)

You At The Zoo - Thinking Like a Scientist

Building critical thinking (3m 33s)

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 - Scientific Inquiry: Step-By-Step

Scientific Inquiry process (3m 18s)

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 - Ecosystem Changes

The differences between Asian and African Elephants (4m 36s)

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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