We will go for a walk to Trout Lake and do a Scavenger Hunt on your own or with a partner.
Photograph the following and compile a 10 slide power point to hand into Teams.
These are your slides in order:
1. TITLE PAGE: A SELFIE of you and your lab partner!!! with your names.
2. PERCEPTION PAGE. Find somewhere quiet... and do the perception exercise here:
1. What time is your observation and what are the weather conditions?
2. . Choose a section of Trout Lake: Why did you choose this place? What are the qualities of this place?
3.. What do your sensory perceptions tell you about this place?
a. What do you see? What colours do you perceive?
b. Close your eyes, what sounds do you hear?
c. What is the mood?
d. Take a deep breath, What do you smell, what scents are here?
e. What are some textures here, Reach out your hands, what do you touch? What is the temperature, the wind, is it hot, cold? humid?
f. Name 3 living things around you. What do you notice first, plants, animals, fungi?
g. Movement and Circulation: how do you move to and from this place (bike, walk, run...)
SCAVENGER HUNT SLIDES:
3. . two plants that are the same species. (use inaturalist to identify the species)
4.. two animals that are the same species.
5. Two organisms (your choice) that are the same genus but different species
6. Find one example each of an animal, plant, fungus that are occurring in the same location. How are they interacting?
7. Homologous traits: Find two organisms that show homologous traits
8. Analogous traits: Find two organisms that show analogous traits
8. Adaptations for survival: Go to the water's edge and observe animals in the water.
a.. What animals do you see
b. What inherited characteristics are on their body to help them survive in their environment?
c. What learned characteristics did they pick up to help them survive?
9. Competitition: Evolution can happen when species compete with other species for survival in an ecosystem. Find a section of Trout Lake where you can see species competing for something: food, territory, mates, light. Who is winning the competition (hint, there is usually more of the species which is winning, compared to the species which is not winning)
10. Variation in a population: Evolution occurs because there is variation within a population, and some organisms survive and some die. Find a group of organisms. They might LOOK like they are identical, but usually there is some variation. Find a population here at Trout Lake and note the variation. This might be variation in size, colour, pattern of markings, what variation do you observe in the population.
20 points
18-20
Excellent, complete and beautifully presented. You demonstrate that you understand the key terms and your presentation is visually appealing. Your Personal perception writing shows insight and thoughtfulness.
14-16
This presentation is excellent and beautifully done. It is very well done. Some of the observations demonstrate that you need to communicate your understanding more clearly
4-12
This presentation is a good start but it needs a bit more time to complete it.
