Resources by Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB)
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Moths, Adaptations and Predators
In order to avoid predators, the caterpillars of some species of moths rest during the day by masquerading as twigs, well-camouflaged and keeping their bodies rigid and still. The aim of the investigation is to determine if caterpillars of the peppered moth show a preferred angle of rest. Students look at a series...
Parental Behaviour in Burying Beetles
This resource pack focuses on parental behaviour in burying beetles. Part of the video material illustrates the life cycle of burying beetles and shows footage and photographs of each stage. There are also clips which describe some key parental behaviours and introduce some important terms and...
Parental Behaviour in Nuthatches
This ASAB (Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour) resource pack focuses on parental behaviour in nuthatches, in particular the parent-chick interactions during feeding.
The resource provides a summary of the key events in the rearing of a nuthatch brood and a film of parent-chick interactions during...
Parental Behaviour of Blue Tits
This resource, aimed at Key Stages One and Two, links to the topic areas of animals, habitats, and adaptation. It includes a film showing footage of the behaviour of parental blue tits and a series of activity worksheets. These look at several aspects of blue tits and their behaviour including:
*What happens...
The Association of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) promotes the study of animal behaviour. One of their aims is to encourage the teaching of animal behaviour in schools. This collection of resources focuses on various animals and looks at certain behaviours and what we can learn from them. The teachers' notes provide an...
Scents and sensibilities
This resource supports learning about animals, including humans at primary level. Children are introduced to the banded mongoose, an animal which uses its sense of smell to recognise other banded mongooses. They then play a game to test how good they are at using smell to identify each other. Finally, they explore...
This collection from the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) includes a variety of resources for secondary and post-16 students. Each one looks at a particular aspect of animal behaviour. Topics such as ethics in the treatment of animals, behavioural characteristics and statistics are included.
Showing Off - the Art of Communication
These resources explore the use of camouflage, colour and toxins by both predators and prey. The first activity looks at the life cycle of ladybirds and their behaviour. Students also investigate whether the colour of food or prey has a stronger effect when clumped together and whether the bright colours and...
Stimulus Response
This video, from the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), looks at reflex actions and learned behaviour using an engaging combination of animated diagrams and footage of real animal behaviour.
Each stage of the reflex action is analysed, including stimulus,detection, coordination,...
This video, from the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), looks at reflex actions and learned behaviour using an engaging combination of animated diagrams and footage of real animal behaviour.