Jane was 5 years old. She had a question: “Where does an egg come out of a chicken?” Do you know? Where does a chicken have a hole in it big enough for an egg to come out? Yet, she knew eggs DO come out of chickens. How would you find the answer to this question? How does Jane find the answer? Does the very young Jane already ‘think like a scientist’? click on the chicken to find out!

Descriptive Verbs do a lot to make writing more interesting! Find as many descriptive verbs as you can on page 1. Try to think of a more common verb could have been used in its place. Afterwards, click on the box below for some suggestions.... Descriptive Verb Common Verb crouchedsquatted tickledbrushed against spoilruin protrudingSticking out struttedwalked tumbledfell

What quality does Jane suggest is necessary for someone to have if they want to study animal behaviour? Patience (being able to wait for something that you want) What is the study of animal behaviour called? click to see the answer

According to the 1 st paragraph on page Should people think of themselves as animals? Yes, we are mammals. Goodall writes, “...the word animal includes all living creatures except for plants.” What is a creature? Click for an answer Used in this sense, it seems to mean any living thing. It comes from the verb, ‘to create’ and probably comes from the Christian idea that God made all the living things on Earth. Click for discussion

Goodall says Konrad Lorenz was the first ethologist. He discovered that geese would attach to the first living thing they saw after hatching as being their mother. Click on and watch the video to the left to find out what term (word) scientists use to refer to this phenomena ( occurrence) Hint: this word is given between 2:50 & 3:50 on the video. And the word is... imprinting Click for an answer

Goodall says Konrad Lorenz was the first ethologist. He discovered that geese would attach to the first living thing they saw after hatching as being their mother. Click on and watch the video to the left to find out what term (word) scientists use to refer to this phenomena (occurrence) Hint: this word is given between 2:50 & 3:50 on the video. And the word is... imprinting

Who is the other ethologist mentioned by Goodall on pp. 5-6? a)Karl sin Fridge b)Karl fon Vrisch c)Karl von Frisch d)Karl son Fridge He wanted to know how honey bees Communicated the location of food Sources to other bees in the hive. Click on the to find out more.

Then there are other ethologists who also go to The home of the animals they wish to study but do Not do experiments. They just watch, wait for things to happen, and record what they hear and see. That is what I do. Goodall makes a smooth transition (change) in her writing when she moves from talking about other ethologists to talking about herself. Look closely at the text to find the 3 sentences that she uses to accomplish this transition. They are: Click for an answer

All of the scientists Goodall writes about ask a lot of questions. In fact, it would almost seem to be the central requirement for one to be a scientist: that one be exceptionally curious. How curious are you? What do you wonder about? Think about animals you have known or lived with. Did you notice any interesting unexplained behaviour? What questions can you think of when you consider cats, dogs and the other animals YOU are familiar with?