Today was the last day of our 2-week course on primates with 6th graders at Chewning Middle School (through the innovation4motivation program). They presented their primate murals with facts about their respective primates to one of the other classes. Then they planted pea seeds, both to represent the Roots & Shoots metaphor and as a way to practice sustainability, gardening, respect for life, etc.! And they got prizes...insects. (Maybe they weren't prizes.) They got to choose between chocolate-covered or spiced mealworms and crickets.
This program allowed us to implement a course on primates. I know we learned a lot, and I think the students did too.
If you are interested in joining our primate education and outreach efforts or would like us to come talk to your class about primates, please email Aaron: aaron.sandel@duke.edu
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