STEM Project:
Students will, as a class (or on their own time if they wish),
hike into a place where a variety of insects can be captured. Each student will
be responsible for collecting 3 different insects.
Students will apply a dichotomous key to determine the species of their insects.
Students will pin the insects to a large Styrofoam piece of
material. With different coloured string the students will connect the pins of
the insects if they are the same species, genus, family, order….until all
insects are connected in some manner. (Example: Same species=connected by green
string, Same genus=connected by blue string, Same family=connected by red
string)
Students will use Microsoft Excel to graph the number and type
of each species, genus, family, order….until all insects are accounted for; and
will graph the results to the answers of the dichotomous key questions. Each
student is to contribute their data to one graph representing the data of the whole class.
Students will analyse the group data, determine any trends, and
make hypotheses as to why these trends are occurring and what environmental
factors are playing a role in the trends. This will be summarized in report, either
written, audio recording or video.
Students will, as a class (or on their own time if they wish),
hike into a place where a variety of insects can be captured. Each student will
be responsible for collecting 3 different insects.
Students will apply a dichotomous key to determine the species of their insects.
Students will pin the insects to a large Styrofoam piece of
material. With different coloured string the students will connect the pins of
the insects if they are the same species, genus, family, order….until all
insects are connected in some manner. (Example: Same species=connected by green
string, Same genus=connected by blue string, Same family=connected by red
string)
Students will use Microsoft Excel to graph the number and type
of each species, genus, family, order….until all insects are accounted for; and
will graph the results to the answers of the dichotomous key questions. Each
student is to contribute their data to one graph representing the data of the whole class.
Students will analyse the group data, determine any trends, and
make hypotheses as to why these trends are occurring and what environmental
factors are playing a role in the trends. This will be summarized in report, either
written, audio recording or video.