Midge Data (xlsx)

Have you ever seen or been bitten by a midge (a cousin of the black fly)? How would you know? When midges were first discovered, two biologists working in Brazil did some important work to help identify the different types of these tiny biting insects. Ch

Types of Instruction: 

  • Data Activity, Data Interpretation, Data Practice, Data Work

Grades: 

  • 6, 7, 8, 9+

Subjects: 

  • Life Science

Topics: 

  • Analyzing and interpreting data, Asking questions, Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Natural Selection and Adaptations, Natural Selection and Evolution

Statistical Concepts: 

  • Group comparison

Skills: 

  • analyzing data, asking questions, Asking statistical questions, Comparing groups, interpreting data, organizing data, representing data, thinking about patterns
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Midge Data (xlsx)

Data Set for: 

Practice comparing groups with midge data