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Disease Detective
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This activity (on pages 35-43) lets learners analyze a "herd of elk" to detect the spread of a bacterial disease called brucellosis.
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Bean Bugs
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In this outdoor biology and math activity, learners estimate the size of a population of organisms too numerous to count.
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Measuring Biodiversity
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Learners use a variety of beans to represent a variety of species, and scatter these beans over a large piece of paper representing the environment.
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Animals in a Grassland
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In this outdoor, warm weather activity, learners use sweepnets to search a grassy area such as a large lawn or field, collecting small animals to find as many different kinds of animals as possible.
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Biological Succession in a Microecosystem
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This laboratory activity helps learners understand the concept of biological succession by simulating the process in a microenvironment with various protozoans.
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Tree Tally
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In this outdoor activity and fun race, learners first find the most common type of tree in a forest site.
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Cool Tool
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In this activity (on pages 10-17), learners discover how scientists study biodiversity and the health of the environment based on inspection of small areas—a process known as sampling.
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Dirt Life
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After an interest-generating discussion about "dirt" and microbes, learners select and collect soil samples from a variety of locations (schoolyard, home, etc.).
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Monitoring Amphibians
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In this field study, learners discover how to collect data in the field and how their efforts can help certain animals, specifically, amphibians.