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Let’s Take a Trip to the Zoo!
Trip to the local zoo to watch primates. What do they do with their time? Are they focused on each other or on the crowds watching them? How do the males and females, old and young interact? Have each student spend 10 minutes watching one specific primate and note all they do, who they interact with, and what they appear to be watching. Then have the students do a bit of library research on that species and develop a short in-class presentation connecting what they read about with what they saw (or noting the differences).
Primates in Peril
Download the IUCN booklet “Primates in Peril” and use it as a basis for discussion about primates, conservation, and global changes: (https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2015-033.pdf). Ask students to examine where endangered primates are found. Discuss with them if their location has any particular relationship to their endangered status. Are there patterns in what types of primates are most endangered?