Animal Behaviour Toolkit Opening a can of worms

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Description

Animal Behaviour Toolkit - Opening a Can of Worms. This toolkit is a free downlodable resource and was created for teachers to suporrt their learners in creating their own science investigations, it has been downloaded over 150 times and is estimated to be used with over 10,000 learners from around the world. It introduces the main concept that the study of animal behaviour is important for many reasons and that some of the researchers on the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus study the science of farm animal behaviour to help our understanding of what our farmed animals need in order to live comfortable lives. It outlines that the study of animal behaviour in the classroom provides opportunities for teaching pupils about the process of doing science using the scientific method. The toolkit includes a “Real-Life Research Fact File” about work done by Tayla Hammond (PHD student with Simone Meddle & Alistair Lawrence) on tickling rats, which can be used to talk about the real-world science that is happening here at the Roslin Institute. It also includes information about the use of animals in research and the 3Rs, this section of the toolkit was created in partnership with Understanding Animal Research.
Period20192022
Event typeOther