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Independent study

Independent study. WHY? . Inquiry-based lab design encourages independent thought. Has been shown to increase learning and information retention. Working in groups of 3. . Timeline (4 weeks). Before October 17-18: Conduct a literature review. October 17-18: Come in for consultations.

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Independent study

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  1. Independent study

  2. WHY? • Inquiry-based lab design encourages independent thought. • Has been shown to increase learning and information retention. • Working in groups of 3.

  3. Timeline (4 weeks) • Before October 17-18: Conduct a literature review. • October 17-18: Come in for consultations. • October 24-November 8: Develop and carry out a 3-week experiment. • In class (Nov. 22-29): Present your results orally • Write a paper on your experiment (due Nov. 14-15). You should be working on this over the next few weeks...No extensions will be given.

  4. Literature review • Read peer reviewed papers • Is there a gap in knowledge? What is unknown? • OR, what is debatable?

  5. Project development • Consultations • Research question and hypotheses • Hypothesis: a statement predicting the outcome of your study. • Methods developed to answer your question

  6. Variables • Dependent variable: what you measure • Independent variable: what you control • Extraneous variable: something that may influence your results/dependent variable • E.g. lighting, time of day, health status, etc…

  7. Data collection • Instantaneous/Scan sampling (e.g. fish lab) • Focal animal sampling (e.g. Waterfowl park lab) • Behavioural scoring (e.g. Flour beetle lab) • Create data sheets!

  8. Your experiments! What are your options?

  9. Critters • Pillbugs • Snails • Flour beetles • Hermit crabs • Crickets • Others? Ants? Isopods? • Fish (limited)

  10. What else is available? • Think about what you have used in lab • Plexiglass plates/chambers, lamps, tanks, heaters, critters… • Get creative! • Is there anything (within our means) that you would like purchased?

  11. Possible avenues of study You have a lot of flexibility when it comes to experiment choice! Think outside the box! • Trail following • Light preference • Food preference • Mating behaviour • Aggressive behaviour • Moisture/humidity preference • Temperature preference • Pheromone detection

  12. Consultations • Sign up for a consultation time using Doodle. An email will circulate with the Doodle link within the next few days. • Sign up for a time slot during your regular lab period.

  13. Presentations • Done in class Nov. 22-29, 15 min (12 min pres, 3 min questions) • The presentation should consist of the following: • your purpose • research question/hypothesis • methodology • results and implications of your work • future avenues…

  14. This sounds like it might be a lot of work… This project is worth 20% of your grade…

  15. Your thoughts? Questions?

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