The Study of Animal Behavior Provides Valuable Opportunities for Original Science Fair Projects: Recommendations from the Animal Behavior Society, Education Committee

Stan Braude; Susan Margulis; E. Dale Broder

doi:10.1525/abt.2017.79.6.438

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1 August 2017 The Study of Animal Behavior Provides Valuable Opportunities for Original Science Fair Projects: Recommendations from the Animal Behavior Society, Education Committee

Stan Braude, Susan Margulis, E. Dale Broder

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The American Biology Teacher, 79(6):438-441 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.6.438

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The study of Animal Behavior is critically important in understanding our living world and is a major program within the NSF. For students, animal behavior projects offer the opportunity to explore original questions in a scientifically rigorous manner. However, animal behavior projects are under-represented in science fairs and are often discouraged by teachers and judges. We give a sample of the types of questions that students could explore and we suggest appropriate judging criteria.

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Stan Braude, Susan Margulis, and E. Dale Broder "The Study of Animal Behavior Provides Valuable Opportunities for Original Science Fair Projects: Recommendations from the Animal Behavior Society, Education Committee," The American Biology Teacher 79(6), 438-441, (1 August 2017). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.6.438

Published: 1 August 2017

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