PBS provides cool resources for teachers and their students – interesting, great video, links to national standards, a useful instructional sequence including materials you need to round up and good questions. Here’s an example of a lesson plan I found at this website: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
1. Alien Invasion: Estimating a Snake Population
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Explore biologists' use of capture/recapture statistics and analysis of sampling techniques by estimating the population size of a tagged species. Use a mathematical model to uncover the total population of brown tree snakes in a sector.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Math, Science & Tech
Topics: Data Analysis/Probability. Animals: Reptiles & Amphibians. Ecology.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
It’s a real-life activity that incorporates multiple disciplines and is interesting, as are many of the lessons described. Hope you find it useful.
Do you ever have time to find good lessons on the net or are you overwhelmed by the day-to-day work of school?
Have a great weekend.
Susie
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