Pets: Oh behave
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A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Biology
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- Appropriate grades
- 9–12
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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A key goal of this Science NetLinks lesson is to show students how different factors affect our pets' behavior — including species-specific traits, the environment, training, and experience. Students will read about and discuss pet behavior, focusing on the difference between innate and learned behaviors.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grades 9–12 — Biology
- Goal 4: The learner will develop an understanding of the unity and diversity of life.
- Objective 4.05: Analyze the broad patterns of animal behavior as adaptations to the environment.
- Innate behavior.
- Learned behavior.
- Social behavior.
- Objective 4.05: Analyze the broad patterns of animal behavior as adaptations to the environment.
