STUDENTS' OBJECTIVES/ STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: |
ACTIVITIES/PROCEDURES | MATERIALS | TIME | INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING |
Design a project reflecting the scientific method | Students will brainstorm a hypothesis that will help to clarify questions regarding foraging
behavior of bees. Discussion led by teacher. Note: teacher should discuss with students the scientific method and provide background on bees. |
Paper and pencil | 1 hour | Groups of 4-5 students |
Use of I.D. guides for bees at discoverlife.org | Students will be provided with bees previously captured by teacher and or specimens from the UGA NHM and identify them using the data base guides | Computer, bees, guides | 1 1/2 hours | Groups of 2 students |
Use simple statistics | Students will review with teacher simple statistics procedures used to analyze data | Paper, pencil, calculators | 45 minutes | Individually |
STUDENTS' OBJECTIVES/ STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO |
ACTIVITIES/PROCEDURES | MATERIALS | TIME | INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING |
Collect data relevant to their hypothesis | Fieldwork at the UGA Botanical Gardens. Students will collect data on handout. Some of the experiments will be preset by teacher the day before | Directions for data collection, table to write data, stop watches, rulers, collecting jars, paper and pencil | 3 hours | Groups of 5 students |
STUDENTS' OBJECTIVES/ STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO |
ACTIVITIES/PROCEDURES | MATERIALS | TIME | INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING |
Identify the different species of bees collected and report them on the web. | Students will use the I.D. guides at discoverlife.org web site | Computers, bees collected the day before | 1 1/2 hours | Groups of 2 students |
Analyze data using simple statistics | Students will decide what statistical test should be used (with the help of teacher), and analyze their data, make graphs, write conclusions | Pencil, paper, calculator | 1 1/2 hours | Groups of 5 students |
Discover Life | Education | Training Guides and Protocols | Discoverlife Through Science |