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Scientific Inquiry Using WildCam Gorongosa ActivityScientific Inquiry Using WildCam Gorongosa Activity
Publisher
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
3 hrs
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2016
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Scientific Inquiry Using WildCam Gorongosa

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How do scientists determine what questions to ask to meet their research goals? Help your class develop an inquiry mindset with a lesson based on studies in the Gorongosa National Park. Partners create their own research questions by locating and analyzing data before they create a presentation to communicate their findings.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

guided inquiry, making observations, animal behavior, habitats, competition, the scientific method, data collection, data analysis, making predictions, vegetation, savanna, africa, african animals

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Show a video about lion population recovery in Gorongosa National Park to get the class familiar with trail cam data collection
  • Assign some of the questions as homework to reduce the amount of class time needed for the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Make sure younger learners are comfortable with ecological terminology, especially animal relationships
  • Arrange for computer and Internet access for groups

Pros

  • The educator's guide is very organized and contains answer keys for all student activities
  • Links to video resources throughout the lesson allow you to tailor the content to your class' needs

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.5 HSS-IC.B.5 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7 MP2

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