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First Name
Last Name
Title
Year
Grade
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Russ
Dirks
In the Zone
2006
5
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Objectives |
| Observe and record macroinvertebrates in two biomes (Water and prairie) |
ND Standards Addressed |
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MN Standards Addressed |
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MB Standards Addressed |
| SC Ecosystems/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Weather |
Time Requirement |
| 5 Hours |
Procedure/Outline |
| Materials: magnifying glasses, magnifying water cubes, identification cards and books, water stainers, collection/observation bug jars, 4L icecream pails, life jackets, GPS(optional, weather gathering eqipment.
Student Preparation Phase(1 hr. session): Familiarize students with ID resources and GPS use (preferably outdoors and in teams of 2 or 3)
Field Work on the Prairie (1 hr) This could be done on the school yard or on a nearby field. Consider permission for observation on private land and standard field trip procedure. Have teams use observation sheets to record data.
1 Location using GPS
2 Time date
3 weather conditions
4 Description of biome
5 Identified invertebrates using bug jars, magnifing glasses and ID resources
6 Desription of unidentified invertebrates (photograph would be helpful) for later ID
Field work on a local tributary (3 hrs.) Use lifejackets, water strainers, cubes, pails. Repeat steps from above. |
Modifications/Adatption/Extensions |
| Download GPS readings onto GIS maps. |
Assessments |
| Matching names with pictures and indicating biomes. |
Other Comments |
| Keep records over several years using the same observation dates. Track numbers oberved and graph using Excel. |
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