Karl von Frisch

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/karl-von-frisch

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Karl von Frisch born?November 20, 1886
2. Where was Karl von Frisch born?Prague, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Czech Republic)
3. What is the scientific field?Ethology (the study of animal behavior)
4. Who was Karl von Frisch?Karl von Frisch was an Austrian scientist who studied animals, especially honey bees, and won a Nobel Prize for his work.
5. What is the waggle dance?The waggle dance is a special way bees move to tell other bees where to find food. The direction and length of the dance give clues about where the food is and how far it is.

Ethology: The scientific study of animal behavior, particularly in natural environments, focusing on evolutionary and ecological significance.
Waggle Dance: A symbolic dance performed by foraging honey bees to communicate the direction and distance to a food source relative to the sun.
Symbolic Communication: A form of communication where signals represent abstract concepts or objects, rather than directly mimicking them.
Pollination: The transfer of pollen from the anther of a plant to the stigma, essential for fertilization and the production of seeds and fruits.