Courtship Rituals: How Animals Attract A Mate
For Middle and High School
$3.00$2.75
Dive into the captivating world of animal behavior with 'Courtship Rituals: How Animals Attract A Mate.' This intriguing educational resource introduces students to the mesmerizing courtship displays of 15 fascinating creatures. From the elaborate dances of birds to the enchanting songs of whales, each sheet unveils the unique strategies animals use to find their perfect mate
Middle school students and high school students will learn about courtship rituals in this science activity for biology or zoology. They will read about 15 different animals and the things they do in order to attract their mates. For example: male Birds of Paradise do an elaborate dance to impress the female.
Students can then act out these rituals to get the class and they guess how the animal attracts their mates. They fill in what they learn on a worksheet. Then, they answer several questions that summarize what they learned.
This activity includes:
Teacher Directions-including prep info and materials needed
Teacher procedure
Student Packet-Short reading, blank student data table and analysis questions
15 Different Animal Info Sheets That Describe Courtship Rituals
Teacher Tips
List of Animals
Photo Credits
For this activity, you will need:
A pencil
A copy of "Courtship Rituals" packet for each student (INCLUDED)
A copy of 15 Animal papers (INCLUDED)
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5th-12th
Biology
General Science
Zoology
Animal Behavior
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"Students enjoyed this! We used it on Valentines Day. It was required no prep other than printing and copying the materials." Desiree F.
"Really interesting animals. My students liked reading about the different species and how they attract a mate. It was interesting how many things animals do to attract a mate that people do too." Amber M.
"The kids absolutely loved this activity. It helped us to learn about behaviors while having fun." Katie K.
"This fit well when I was teaching courtship behavior of animals, and the students were very engaged because the material was interesting and well written." Christi G.