Objectives
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To collect insects and plants to develop their own dichotomous key
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Standards Addressed
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Form and function, hands-on, inquiry, organizing, using tools, etc |
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Baggies, foam board, plant presses, paper, clear contact paper, pins, plant and insect ID books
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Time Requirement
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Two weeks overall with collecting |
Procedure/ Outline
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Give students a form to write down what, when and where items were collected. Show them final samples form last year. Give them a deadline to have all collected. Minimum requirement are 10 insects, 10 tree/shrub leaves, and 10 wild flower/grasses. Insects will be mounted with pins on foam board. Students will use books to identify and classify each specimen. They will also develop their own dichotomous key. The plants will be placed in plant presses at school or at home and then preserved between 2 sheets of clear contact paper. Each student can determine if they want to display each plant individually, or as part of one big unit. ID cards will be made for all specimens
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Modifications /Adaptions/ Extensions
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None |
Assessment
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1. Success of others to understand their dichotomous key.
2. Number
of specimens collected.
3. Success in preserving and displaying specimens.
4. Completion of ID cards
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Other Comments
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None |
