Insight into Instincts: Arianna read page 386 of her science text. It focused on instincts VS learned behavior in animals. She circled all examples of instinctive behaviors. On page 387, she was given statements about different animals' behaviors. She had to decide if the statement was a learned behavior or an instinct. On page 391, Arianna learned the definition of an animal behaviorist, why animals act the way they do, and how an animal's behavior changes as the animal grows. Arianna and I then took turns being an animal behaviorist. Arianna thought of an object in her room. She had to communicate to me what the object was, without using words. Then it was my turn to do the same. Arianna spent the remainder of her lesson researching the red fox and the coral snake for a research project.