Introduction
This portfolio instructs on Sonoran Desert Biodiversity with two modules: The Arthropod Investigation and the Habitat Investigation. Each module:
- is aligned to AZ State Standards grades 3-12
- presents hands on investigations
- has background information and explanation of investigations in text and multimedia format
- shares ways to document, analyze and report data as well as technology integration tips
- contains information on student scientists and professors at the University of Arizona
Portfolio Pages
Arthropod Investigation
- Arthropod Investigation
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© 2003 Alex Wild
- - Learn how to create pitfall traps for sampling arthropod diversity. - Study microhabitats in your schoolyard. - Learn about biologists who study arthropod diversity.
Habitat Investigation
- Habitat Investigation
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© 2007 Glenn Seplak
- - Sample arboreal arthropods - Identify of common local bird species - Test the biodiversity sampling effect with real data -Record and Graph data -Analyze diversity data from the Tucson Bird Count And More!
- Reconciliation Ecology
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© Bert Lippel
Identification Support
Information on the Internet
- Arthropods in Their Microhabitats American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Get ready for an ant's eye-view of the world. Students learn techniques for observing, identifying, and classifying arthropods within a microhabitat; they'll also learn how to trap specimens, and how to kill and preserve specimens for further study. Students apply these skills to their own field sites as part of a study of local biodiversity, finding out exactly how biodiverse is each microhabitat within their site, and graphing their findings.
- Biodiversity Counts Welcome to Biodiversity Counts! This special resource collection takes students into the field and engages them in life science research: the inventory of plants and arthropods outside their own backdoors. Resources in this collection include lesson plans, profiles of scientists and Museum staff, essays, and Web-based interactives that help students explore, analyze, and apply their field observations.
- Ecology Explorers Doing Science in Your Schoolyard. Part of Arizona State University's Global Institute for Sustainability
