Statistics, Rivers, and Bugs! Oh My!

Anchor video

Explanation of project: purpose, grading, general overview

Give students website for insect reference

Students: choose groups of two, ask general questions

S: Review of mean and median.

B: Show pictures of insects so students can know what to look for

How to properly catch/bottle insects

Students: Take notes

S: History of Statistics for students benefit.

B: Explain Biodiversity

1. Insect populations

2. Effects of Cities

Students: Take notes

S: Purpose of Statistics - Uses

B: Where to look for insects; show sample insects for students.

Students: Take notes, ask general questions

S: Explain the sample sizes needed in order to make conclusions about environment

B: Explain EPT test

1. how it’s used
2. why it’s used
3. factors effecting

Students: understand why EPT is used; ask questions

S: Talk about how to obtain unbiased and accurate statistics and getting random samlples.

B: Show insects caught over weekend; Explain Ephemeroptera, Power Point

1. tolerance
2. life history

S: Start compiling data on insects caught

B: Conclude Ephemeroptera

Students: ask questions, take notes

*Lab Day*

Explain use of dichotomous key

View Ephemeropterans under scope

Students: worksheets on identification, Statistics Practice

Conclude Ephemeropterans under scope

Help identify students’ species

Students: conclude worksheets

S: Help Students with specimens
Terms

1. significance
2. error
3. standard deviation
4. mean/media/mode
5. expected/observed
6. chance/probability

B: *Lab Day*

ASSESSMENT
Students should have specimens

S: Significance

1. how to determine
2. whether or not their results are significant
3. how much collection do they need to do to make their data significant

B: Show insects caught over weekend; Make sure students are on the right track and have been collecting properly

S: Activities to help students analyze data of various sorts

B: Review Ephemeroptera; Explain Plecoptera, Power Point

1. tolerance
2. life-history

CAT 3 Empty Outlines

S: Conclude and go over activity

B: Conclude
Plecopterans

Students: open notes worksheet on Plecoptera

*Lab Day*

View Plecopterans under scope

Students: worksheet on identification

*Lab Day*

Conclude Plecopterans under scope

Help identify student’s species; work on data analysis

ASSESSMENT
Should have good amount of specimens

S: Standard deviation

1. how to find
2. why it's important

B: Show insects collected over weekend; Help Students identify specimens.

Students: Take notes; should have majority of collection

S: Error

1. how to find
2. acceptable?
3. Causes
4. how to avoid human errors

B: Check in with students and make sure they are on track

CAT 4 Content, Form, and Function

Students: Take notes

S: Introduction of Z and T tests

B: Review Plecopterans; Explain Trichopterans

1. Tolerance
2. Life- history

Students: Take notes

S:  When to use which significance tests.

B: Conclude Trichopterans

CAT 5 Approximate Analogies

Students: open notes worksheet on Trichopterans

*Lab Day*

View Trichopterans under scope

ASSESSMENT
Collections should be extensive

*Lab Day*

Conclude Trichopterans under scope

Help identify students’ species

Students: worksheet

S: Expected/observed

1. how to find
2. purpose
3. how to use

B: Overall review of all insects and the similarities and differences between them

Students: Take notes

S: Chance/probability

1. how to find
2. how to use

B: Get a feel for students projects; challenge them to take projects to the next level

CAT 6 Problem Recognition Tasks

S: Overview of all statistics learned; Review for test

*Test Day*

S: Statistics Test

*Lab Day*

Work on collection day

Students: should be analyzing data, identifying insects

*Lab Day*

Work on collection day

*Lab Day*

Conclude Project, will present tomorrow

Presentation Day!