Title
BEETLES: The Coming Out

Grade Level
7-10 (life sciences)

Protocol
Beetles/Seeds

Abstract
We will design an experiment to test the variables involved in the hatching of the Bruchid beetles. This activity is to follow the discovery lab designed by the Ecology Explorers, "What's happening to our Palo Verde tree?"

Authors
C.J. Stevens - Mountain Pointe High School
Ryan Swartz - Moon Valley High School
Irene Hawkins - Tempe Preparatory Academy

AZ Standards
Middle School

• 1SC-E1 Identify a question, formulate a hypothesis, control and manipulate variables, devise experiments, predict outcomes, compare and analyze results, and defend conclusions
• 1SC-E3 Organize and present data gathered from their own experiences, using appropriate mathematical analyses and graphical representations
• 4SC-E7 Explain and model the interaction and interdependence of living and non-living components within ecosystems, including the adaptation of plants and animals to their environment
• 2M-E1 Construct, read, analyze and interpret tables, charts, graphs, and data plots (e.g., box-and-whisker, stem and leaf, and scatter plots)

• 1SC-P4 Create and defend a written plan of action for a scientific investigation
• 4SC-P6 Describe and explain how the environment can affect the number of species and the diversity in an environment
• 2M-P1 Construct and draw inferences including measures of central tendency, from charts, tables, graphs, and data plots that summarize data from real-world situations

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