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Scientific Inquiry and Data Analysis Using WildCam Gorongosa

Sable antelope
Topic
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Animal Behavior
  • Ecology
  • Populations
  • Science Practices
  • Data Analysis
Resource Type
  • Activities
  • Lessons
Level
High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IBCollege
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Description

In this activity, students will be guided through making observations using trail camera data collected in Gorongosa National Park, developing and investigating a scientifically testable research question, and analyzing their results.

This activity accompanies “WildCam Gorongosa,” an online citizen science platform for identifying animals photographed by motion-detecting trail cameras in Gorongosa National Park. The WildCam Lab is a part of WildCam Gorongosa, where students can view trail camera data on a map, filter, and download the data to investigate scientific questions. In this activity, students will download data from the WildCam Lab to conduct a scientific investigation.

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Student Learning Targets
  • ​​​​​​Develop testable ecological questions based on an available data set.
  • Formulate hypotheses and predictions about the questions that they posed.
  • Select and analyze data to investigate their questions.
  • Analyze data and describe trends to investigate their questions.
  • Communicate the results of their inquiry and generate new questions based on their findings.
Details
Estimated Time
One to three 50-minute class periods.
Key Terms

abundance, biodiversity, ecosystem, grassland, habitat, hypothesis, limestone gorge, observation, prediction, savanna, vegetation type, woodland

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The resource is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. No rights are granted to use HHMI’s or BioInteractive’s names or logos independent from this Resource or in any derivative works.

Version History
Date Published 04.03.18
Date Updated 04.30.20
Curriculum Connections
NGSS (2013)

HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-8; SEP1, SEP4

AP Biology (2019)

ENE-4.A, SYI-1.G; SP1, SP3, SP4

IB Biology (2016)

4.1, C.1, C.2

AP Environmental Science (2013)

II.A

IB Environmental Systems and Societies (2017)

2.1, 2.2

Common Core (2010)

ELA.RST.9-12.7, WHST.9-12.7
Math.S-IC.3, N-Q.A.3; MP.2, MP.4

Vision and Change (2009)

CC5; DP1, DP2

Materials
Resource Google Folder (link)
Educator Materials (PDF) 242 KB
Student Handout (PDF) 541 KB
Excel PC Tutorial (PDF) 298 KB
Excel Mac Tutorial (PDF) 350 KB
Google Sheets Tutorial (PDF) 326 KB
Additional Materials

Internet connection to access WildCam Gorongosa

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Kim Parfitt describes two activities (now merged into the activity “Scientific Inquiry and Data Analysis Using WildCam Gorongosa”) associated with the WildCam Gorongosa project. She also discusses a short film on lion populations in Gorongosa that she uses to introduce the topic.
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