About This Lesson
Students will perform four tasks in order to analyze and compare the diversity level of land plots. Students will first, collect and record data from a field investigation using direct observation and tally marks. Second, students will graph data collected on a line plot. Next, students will analyze and interpret their results. Finally, students will evaluate results, compare their findings to other students’ results and make conclusions based on their findings. Students can perform the 4 tasks during separate class periods or can conduct all tasks during an extended science/math block.
Note: This performance task is an extension to the unit, Backyard Bio Blast, by Katie Baird, a unit based off of materials from the Association of Fish and Wildlife.
Alaska Cultural Standards
Cultural Standards for Students E
Culturally-knowledgeable students demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of the relationships and processes of interaction of all elements in the world around them:
2. Understand the ecology and geography of the bioregion they inhabit.
Career and Technology Standards
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Science and Mathematics Career Pathway
- Possible careers: Biologist, Horticulturist, Mathematician etc.
For more careers please continue to the following link: https://cte.careertech.org/sites/default/files/CCFrame-STEM.pdf
