Guide 3A
Data Collection
Capturing information about nature
In this guide you will be collecting and organizing different forms of animal data.
Video Overview
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Data Collection Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.
Data Collection Objectives
Data & Sampling
Provide examples of different forms of data about the natural world; describe the types of information data can convey; and discuss the techniques, benefits, and limitations of sampling from a larger population.
Photography
Describe different ways photographs have been, and are currently used, in science; and list basic photographic principles that can be used to capture information about animal structures and behaviors.
Population Data
Define what a population is and provide examples; read a population size chart, including identifying carrying capacity and providing examples of things that can limit a population’s carrying capacity; and analyze different forms of population data including population distribution.
Competition
Provide examples of intraspecific and interspecific competition impacts on population size; describe how competition relates to the potential impact of an invasive species on native species; and summarize and support with examples the risks and benefits of territorial behavior.
Data Collection Product Page
Look ahead to the products (quiz & media piece) you will be making after completing this guide’s four activity pages.
Data Collection Resource Page
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