Instruction
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FIND, CITE, & SUMMARIZE 3 PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES ABOUT PILL BUG BEHAVIOR AND SOWBUG ECOLOGY
For each article, take a screenshot or snip of the first page (with title, abstract AND start of the introduction) and edit for clarity. Copy/paste your image onto a word document. You will only receive points for peer-reviewed articles. At the bottom of your shot/snip, include a full end-of-text citation for the article following the formatting guidelines of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Under each citation, write a 5 sentence summary of the paper. Submit your 3 page Word document here, on blackboard. Do not submit a Google Doc.
15 Points Possible
Article image (2 pts./each = 6)
Article citation (1 pt./each = 3)
Article summary (2 pts./each = 6)
Additional Help
Screen Shot Help on MAC
Screen Shot Help on PC
Hint: if you have trouble finding peer reviewed articles about pill bugs, try searching for them by using their scientific name.
"How to Find & Cite Peer-Reviewed Articles" is available in our Supplemental Folder
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DESIGN A POTENTIAL PILL BUG EXPERIMENT - BE CREATIVE
Submit a Word document (not a Google Doc) with the following sections. Your document should be in outline format using bullets.
Hypotheses: Based on your research into pill bug environmental preferences and behaviors (5 pts.)
Null hypothesis
Alternative Hypothesis: hypothesis should be accompanied by
Prediction
Potential Mechanism
Experimental Procedure: Design an experiment to test your hypothesis (5 pts.)
Materials Required
General Procedure
Manipulated Variable (independent variable; “the treatment”)
Responding Variable (dependent variable; “the outcome”)
Experimental Control (standard for comparison; “untreated”)
Controlled Variables (things you keep the same; “constants”)
Pre-Analysis (5 pts.)
Empty Data Table (what data will you collect?)
Empty Graph (what data will you graph and how?