"Capture" Me if You Can: Estimating Abundance of Dolphin Populations

Autor/inn/en	Thompson, Jessica; Curran, Mary Carla; Cox, Tara
Titel	"Capture" Me if You Can: Estimating Abundance of Dolphin Populations
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 53 (2016) 2, S.49-67 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
DOI	10.1080/00368121.2015.1135863
Schlagwörter	Animals; Environmental Influences; Natural Resources; Middle School Students; Data Analysis; Oceanography; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science; Federal Legislation; Scientific Literacy; Journal Articles; Conservation (Environment); Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Auswertung; Ozeanografie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Bundesrecht; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Animal populations are monitored over time to assess the effects of environmental disaster and disease, as well as the efficacy of laws designed to protect them. Determining the abundance of a species within a defined area is one method of monitoring a population. In "Capture" Me if You Can, middle school students will use data collected by biologists at Savannah State University to determine abundance estimates of the common bottlenose dolphin "Tursiops truncatus." The activity has two parts that provide a platform for students to explore Ocean Literacy Principles, Next Generation Science Standards, and Common Core Mathematics Standards. In Part 1: Are Populations Protected or in Peril?, students will be introduced to threats to common bottlenose dolphins and will learn about a federal law protecting marine mammals from the impacts of humans by reading a scientific article. Students will improve their scientific literacy by expanding their vocabulary while interpreting the article and constructing responses. In Part 2: Not All Data Are Created Equal, students will learn the process of analyzing qualitative (photographic) data and will come to understand that data are not always numbers. Students will also develop visual-spatial skills and use quantitative data to calculate dolphin abundance. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01