You at the Zoo: Helping Hands
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesStudents are introduced to the scientific inquiry process while learning more about primates and their special adaptations, like opposable thumbs. Using the inquiry approach, students determine if primates are more likely to be right-handed or left-handed. Part of the "You at the Zoo" series.
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Runtime: 4 minutes 33 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Animals, Science Experiments, Science Methods
- Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
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- Release Year: 2010
- Producer/Distributor: Public Media Connect CET/ThinkTV
- Series: You at the Zoo
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