VDA #2
1. a) The scientists research contributes to the greater good by learning how different animals communicate. I think this is important because it shows people the different ways organisms can communicate other than the ways humans do. It also shows us the ways that animals use their minds to warn one another about danger.
 
    b) The questions the scientist posed to the research he did was that he first focused on how different species of birds styled their songs. Then the question he asked himself  was, when birds varied their calls did that mean that they were giving a different meaning to each message?

    c) The field of science that this experiment falls into is biology.


2.  Dear Dr. Chris Templeton,
   
      I read about your amazing experiment on how you tested the different calls and warnings of the chickadee to see what meanings they had. I was really interested in your experiment when you tested different kinds of predators and saw what calls the chickadee made to each one. When you recorded and studied the chickadee's sound and pitches, I was found out that your results were that the chickadees' calls reflected the degree of danger each one one had experienced. It was incredible to learn how clever and smart these birds are and how they can communicate with many different species of birds too. Are the warnings and calls of the chickadee different based on the experience of danger they had with the animal? Your experiment was very informative, interesting, and fun to read. Thank you!

                                                                       Sincerely,

                                                                         Jenna