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The Great Elephant Census Modeling Activity ActivityThe Great Elephant Census Modeling Activity Activity
Publisher
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Duration
1 hr
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2017
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The Great Elephant Census Modeling Activity

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They say elephants never forget—and your class won't forget an insightful modeling activity either! Junior zoologists take part in a mock elephant census using the sample count and total count methods. The included materials provide support for calculations as well as important elephant population facts. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

african elephants, elephants, endangered species, habitat loss, africa, censuses, animal populations, averages, population density, species, african animals

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Show the related short video, then begin the modeling activity
  • Incorporate the second extension activity to give the class more insight into the challenges that researchers face when counting animals

Classroom Considerations

  • Store the lentils used in the activity in a sheet protector to keep them from getting lost between classes; you will need about 1/2 a teaspoon per group
  • Limit group sizes to two or three per group

Pros

  • Hands-on portion of the lesson is easy to set up
  • Teacher's guide contains printables, extensions, and planning tips

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a RST.11-12.7

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