Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Everything Counts
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Acting as store owners, students conduct a mini-census to identify their potential market and then use different estimation strategies to see how construction of their store will impact a local population of threatened mice.
Students will be able to:
- Conduct a mini-census and analyze the collected data to make recommendations on how to best serve a community.
- Simulate various methods for wildlife population estimation including gross estimation, direct estimation, and capture and recapture.
- Determine when certain population estimation techniques are most appropriate.
- Explain the importance of obtaining accurate wildlife counts.
Features of This Resource
- Students collect and analyze their own data sets
- Simulation of three types of estimation: gross estimation, direct estimation, and capture/recapture
- Opportunity for creative problem solving
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How Do I Get This Lesson Plan?
This lesson plan must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.
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