TERMITE TRACKS SP. 4; SP 5: SP 6; SP 7, CER Before completing this activity watch the Bozeman CER video and complete the video notes in your BILL SP. 4; SP 5: SP 6; SP 7, CER

TERMITE TRACKS After watching the videos (without sound), Termites video 1 Termites video 2 Design and conduct some mini-experiments to come up with an explanation about why the termites are behaving this way. What can you test? Find out as much as you can about this behavior!

• Write 3 CLAIMS • COLLECT data in your BILL • PROVIDE REASONING FOR YOUR CLAIMS Remember your claim does not have to be correct

CLAIM: Termites only follow lines made by pens rather than other types of writing instruments . EVIDENCE & REASONING: A Bic pen, Papermate pen, pencil, sharpie marker, highlighter, and colored pencil were tested and termites followed lines from 2 different kinds of pens but not other items tested suggesting that termites do only follow pen lines not other types of writing instruments. OR EVIDENCE & REASONING: Termites followed lines made by Bic pens and water color markers but not pencils. Since termites followed lines created by several different types of writing instruments, evidence suggests that termites don’t only follow pen lines.

CLAIM: The color of the line isn’t a factor in the termites’ ability to follow a pen line. Termites were able to follow a black, blue, and red pen lines. Since termites followed several different colors of pen lines, data suggest that the color of the line isn’t a factor in the termites’ ability to follow that pen line.

CLAIM: The shape of the line doesn’t affect the termites’ ability to follow the line Straight lines, curved lines, circles and triangle shapes were tested and the termites were able to follow all of these. The ability of termites to follow lines of many different shapes suggests that the shape of the line isn’t a factor in line following.