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Scope & Sequence
Phase 1 : Preparation Of Materials

Species Identification Photo Bank

The teacher will need to create a photo bank of the organisms that will be observed by students in the area(s) that they will survey. You may need to do a preliminary snorkel to see what organisms are found in the area(s) your students will survey as they may differ from site to site.

Quadrat Construction

Determine the number of quadrats you will use, the ideal would be 1 quadrat for every two students. Depending on the age of students, teachers may decide to construct the quadrats themselves or have students construct them. If at all possible, have students construct the quadrats themselves under adult supervision. This is a great practice in problem solving as a group.

Student Construction :
Show the entire class what the end product should look like by drawing a picture of a quadrat on the board. Seeing an actual finished quadrat may give students hints in how to put their own quadrat together. Break the students into small groups. Distribute quadrat construction materials to each group giving them a time period in which to construct the quadrat.

(Worksheets coming soon)
1 - Pipes
2 - Drilling Pipes I
3 - Drilling Pipes II
4 - Pipe Square

Data Sheets

You will need to decide what survey technique(s) you will use and determine what organisms will be found at each survey site before creating data sheets. You will need to create separate sheets for each type of data that will be collected. Use the data sheets available on our website to help you create your own data sheets.

DATA SHEETS:
Download complete set of data sheets. Adobe Acrobat PDF ~ 36 KB

1 - Substrate Data Sheet
2 - Coordinate Organisms Data Sheet
3 - Benthic Organisms Data Sheet
4 - Fish Abundance Data Sheet
5 - Coordinate Substrate Data Sheet