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Baker Woodlot Lab. F riends R econstructing ISB April 12, 2010. Educational Objectives. The students will: Make observations of the world around them. Understand and apply the scientific method to various biological topics. Form conclusions based on experimentally derived data.
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Baker Woodlot Lab Friends Reconstructing ISB April 12, 2010
Educational Objectives • The students will: • Make observations of the world around them. • Understand and apply the scientific method to various biological topics. • Form conclusions based on experimentally derived data.
Instructional Objectives • The students will: • Model a hypothesis dealing with tree ecology. • Design and implement an experiment that tests the created hypothesis. • Collect, organize, and analyze data from an experiment. • Form conclusions based on data analysis.
Assignment • Working in groups, students device an observational experiment dealing with tree ecology • Hypothesis and corresponding prediction will be made • Data that test the prediction will be collected from Baker Woodlot
Potential Ideas • Tree size vs location • Tree health vs location • Size vs species • Health vs species • Location vs species • Size vs proximity to others • Infection by fungus • Vine growth
Assessment • Each group will construct a report that organizes, analyzes, concludes their data as it relates to their original hypothesis
Rubric Adapted from BS-110 post-labs rubrics
Potential Background Reading • Schaetzl et al 1989.pdf • Schwarz et al 2003.pdf • Scull and Harman 2004.pdf