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Engage students in interpreting population graphs, analyzing niche factors in species competition, and creating their own graphs. Includes data exercises and invasive species discussion.
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BIO: CP, HONORS, IB SPECIES COMPETITION DAN WEINAND TYLER JONES KRISTIN NANNEY
STATE STANDARDS OBJECTIVES • Interpret a graph that depicts a biological phenomenon. • Interpret the relationship between environmental factors and fluctuations in population size.
LESSON OVERVIEW • PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: POPULATIONS, GROWTH RATE, CARRYING CAPACITY, SPECIES INTERACTIONS INCLUDING INVASIVE. POP. DYNAMICS. • DISCUSS HOW DIFFERENT FACTORS WITHIN THE SAME NICHE EFFECT POPULATION SIZE BY LOOKING AT A GRAPH. • TWO OR THREE OPTIONS FOR DATA USE • PRINT SOME GRAPHS FROM PROGRAM FOR INTERPRETATION • HAVE STUDENTS REPRODUCE PRINTED GRAPHS • ALLOW STUDENTS TO MANIPULATE PARAMETERS IN PAIRS. • HAVE STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN GRAPH AND TRADE WITH A PEER TO INTERPRET AND RECORD. • COULD WE ENTER IN A THIRD AFFECT THAT WOULD MIMIC THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES?
FOLLOW UP WITH DATANUGGET :DO INVASIVES ESCAPE THEIR ENEMIES • WHAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WOULD BENEFIT AN INVASIVE SPECIES. • THIS DATA NUGGET INVESTIGATES THE EFFECT OF ONE OF THESE FACTORS. • RETURN TO QUESTION OF CREATING A MODULE.