| 2019 Ethology Lab Schedule
v. 1-15-19 |
| Date
|
Lab
TOPIC
|
READING
ASSIGNMENT/NOTES for class
|
Assignments
Due/COMMENTS
|
| 1/9
|
What
is ethology? Why study behavior?
Observation Techniques, Cricket
Ethograms
|
Bring
notebook, stopwatch, ruler to lab
Cricket Behavior Lab
Research paper for discussion
|
|
| 1/16
|
Measuring Cricket Behavior |
Measuring Cricket Behavior Lab |
Cricket ethogram lab report |
|
1/23 |
Taxes,
Electric
and Acoustic Communication
|
Taxes, Electric
and Acoustic Communication
Lab
|
Measuring cricket behavior lab report |
| 1/30
|
Aquarium Field Trip
|
Research methods and statistics guide,
Brown et al. 1974 |
Taxes and communication lab report |
| 2/6
|
Action
Patterns and Kinematics: Measuring motor and action patterns |
Acoustics Quiz
Action
Patterns and Kinematics Lab |
|
| 2/13
|
Honolulu Zoo Field Trip
|
Honolulu Zoo Field Trip Lab
How
to write your research proposal
|
Action patterns and kinematics lab report
|
| 2/20
|
Class presentations of Zoo or Aquarium project, Discuss
research projects
|
Research proposal presentation
Proposal grade criteria
|
Turn in lab notebook for grading & Zoo/Aquarium report. Give brief summary of individual project. |
| 2/27
|
Statistical analysis, Bekesy
Honey Bee Research Lab |
|
Turn in research proposal draft
|
| 3/6
|
Class presentation of research
project & maze constuction
|
|
Turn in presentation powerpoint, receive graded draft proposal
|
| 3/13
|
Learning in Cockroaches
|
Learning in Cockroache Lab
|
Final research proposal document
|
| 3/20
|
SPRING
RECESS |
|
|
| 3/27
|
TBA |
TBA |
Cockroach lab report
|
| 4/3
|
Sensory
system demonstrations
|
Sensory
Systems and Stimuli Lab |
Lab report
|
| 4/10
|
Human
Ethology
|
Human
Ethology Lab
|
Final project report draft
|
| 4/17
|
Individual
consultation on projects
|
Guidelines for presentations
HESM presentation critique
|
Human
ethology lab report
Receive graded research report draft
|
| 4/24
|
2019
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
HAWAII
ETHOLOGICAL
SOCIETY
|
HES PRESENTATIONS
|
|
| 5/1
|
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|
|
Research
reports due in lecture
|
|
5/10
|
Pick
up Issue of 2019
Hawaii
Ethological
Society Journal after final exam
|
|
|
Ethology
Laboratory