Title
Do new kinds of insects appear after soil modification?

Grade Level
Grades 9-12 Integrated Science 1,2

Protocol
Arthropods

Abstract
This lesson will attempt to illustrate the effect cultivation of natural soils has on insect species. A series of small gardens devoted to growing Native American sustinance crops is now in development at SRPMIC. Comparison of insect species and quantity between the original soil and the amended type will provide enough data to conclude the opportunistic nature of insects. All data will be collected before planting occurs.

Author
Pat Dwyer (Desert Eagle Secondary School, Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community)

AZ Standards

• ISC-P1. Propose solutions to practical and theoretical problems by synthesizing and evaluating information gained from scientific investigations.
• IS-P4. Create and defend a written plan of action for scientific investigations.
• IS-P6. Identify and define a researchable question, conduct the experiment, collect and analyze data, share and collect findings
• 4SC-PC. Describe and explain how an environment can affect the number of species and diversity of species in an environment.
• 2M-P1. Construct and share, inferences including measures of central tendencies, from real world charts, tables , graphs and data plots that summarize data from the real world.