1. Materials/ Procedures
Snapshot Serengeti
Elementary Science
LASSI
Students will be able to provide evidence to support their hypothesis that certain organisms can survive in the Serengeti habitat.
What is your prediction?
Hypothesis
Objective
This is where you would provide your number of animals discovered.
Data/Results
Conclusions
State whether your hypothesis was supported or falsified based on your evidence.
Students will be using Snapshot Serengeti on Zooinverse ( This site is used to collect big data sets on specific topics.
Objective: With prior knowledge of the scientific process, students will be able to provide evidence to support their hypothesis that certain organisms can survive in the Serengeti habitat.
Grades 1-2
Students will work in pairs during one class period (about 1 hour) to collect data from 25 pictures on zooninverse.org. During another class period all data collected will be combined and analyzed as a whole group. Poster sections will be divided among the students to record on one class poster with given template. Students will create bar graphs to represent the results. This project will be completed over one week time period. Students will present their posters to a selected audience.
Grades 3-4
Students will work in pairs over two days to collect data from 100 pictures on zooinverse.org. Students will spend two class periods analyzing data and determine result. Students will spend an additional two class periods using their findings to create a group poster from given template. Students will present their posters to a selected audience.
Group Members- Dea Kobbe, Stephanie McKinney, Sandy Dalles, Shawn Green
Evidence
Materials/ Procedures
This is where you would supply a bar graph showing your data/results.
List the steps used to complete this project.
1. Complete the snapshot Serengeti tutorial.
3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-3. Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. [Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence could include needs and characteristics of the organisms and habitats involved. The organisms and their habitat make up a system in which the parts depend on each other.]
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Analyzing data in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to introducing quantitative approaches to collecting data and conducting multiple trials of qualitative observations. When possible and feasible, digital tools should be used.
Analyze and interpret data to make sense of phenomena using logical reasoning. (3-LS4-1)
NGSS