Practice 3

Planning and carrying out investigations

Next Generation Science Standards

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Stream sampling datasheet: nitrogen project

Stream sampling datasheet: nitrogen project

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Datasheet to be used to record data from the field sampling event

Topics:

Planning and carrying out investigations

Skills:

collecting data, following protocols, observing, sampling

Handout for:

Environmental Sampling - Nitrogen Project

Experimental Design - Nitrogen Project

Table of Field Variables: culvert project

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A handout to help understand how different environmental factors might influence the study; and how to sample for those factors.

Grades:

Topics:

Cause and Effect, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, Planning and carrying out investigations, Systems and System Models

Skills:

collecting data, experimental design, thinking about patterns

Handout for:

An Introduction to Stream Ecology

Experimental Design--Culvert Project

The stream environment

Stream invertebrates

Habitat Connectivity

Culvert Activity

Preparing for sampling - Culvert Project

Table of Field Variables: nitrogen project

Details

Use the Table to help your students understand what factors they can samples for; and what may affect nitrogen in their study site.

Topics:

Cause and Effect, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, Planning and carrying out investigations, Systems and System Models

Skills:

collecting data, experimental design, thinking about patterns

Handout for:

A watershed for all seasons

An Introduction to the Nitrogen Cycle

Outlining the project

Environmental Sampling - Nitrogen Project

Experimental Design - Nitrogen Project

Think statistically and ask statistical questions (One versus Many)

Think statistically and ask statistical questions (One versus Many)

Details

Slide presentation introducing the idea of measuring more than one thing, and expecting variability in a group of measurements.

Grades:

6, 7, 8, 9+

Topics:

Asking questions

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions

Skills:

asking questions, Asking statistical questions

Teacher Instructional or Primer for:

Data Presentation

Data Literacy Instructional for:

Practice asking questions with precipitation data

Practice asking questions with balloon ascent data

Practice asking questions with Gas Price data

Practice asking questions: Solar Panel data

Practice asking questions with Tide Table data

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Practice 3

Materials related to this Standard

Stream sampling datasheet: nitrogen project

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Handout for:

Table of Field Variables: culvert project

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Handout for:

Table of Field Variables: nitrogen project

Topics:

Skills:

Handout for:

Think statistically and ask statistical questions (One versus Many)

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Topics:

Statistical Concepts:

Skills:

Teacher Instructional or Primer for:

Data Literacy Instructional for:

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