OBSERVING THE ROLES OF MALES AND FEMALES IN THE
NURTURING OF THE YOUNG THROUGHOUT THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
By: Patricia C. Busse
STANDARD: All students will be able to explain
the effects of gender bias, stereotyping and discrimination on learning, self esteem,
relationships and behavior
GRADE LEVEL: All grades, Science
OBJECTIVE(S):
- Students will identify roles of different species of males and females, including man,
in the nurturing of the young.
- Students will compare the roles of males and females in different species.
- Students will draw conclusions about the traditional and nontraditional roles of human
males and females through discussions and/or charts.
TIME: 1-2 class periods for film viewing; 1-2 periods for discussion or
chart making.
- MATERIALS:
Appropriate videos
- Resources: National Geographic (www.nationalgeographic.com/), PBS (www.pbs.org/learn/tconnex ); Animal Dads
by Sneed B. Collard III (for elementary) ISBN: 0-618-03299-1
PROCEDURES:
- Show the appropriate videos.
- Place students in groups of 2 3.
- Hand out an outline sheet for comparison of male and female roles in the nurturing
process for different species.
- Ask students to compare these roles.
- Ask students to discuss how the roles of humans (males and females) have or have not
changed.
HINTS:
- Set up some groups of all males, all females and some mixed.
- Try to show videos for at least two different animal species, i.e. gorillas penguins,
wolves, etc. and for humans, try two time periods, i.e. 1990’s and 1960’s.
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