This is a simple GIS and allows users to different sets of data on a map “layer” to see if there is any association between the data and to examine change over time. For example: Does the original panda habitat extend further than that of today? Is there any relationship between roads and location of panda habitat? How does habitat isolation play a role ion population health? see this short video for some clues - INQUIRY BASED LEARNING Over to you! – Inquiry process Giant Pandas- Example Observing and Questioning Write down what you already know Use the Panda broadsheet and a large about Giant Pandas sheet of paper to create a group brain Develop a question for investigation storm about Giant Pandas that will allow you to collect your own Example question( students devise their data own question) What are the benefits of a Giant Panda captive breeding and loan program? Planning, collecting and evaluating Create a step by step plan to Create a timeline for the project complete your inquiry Example method: Select appropriate methods of data Devise a short questionnaire to collect collection. opinions from members of the community. Ask questions about – visits to the zoo, value for money, attitudes towards conservation, knowledge about Giant Panda. Conduct a survey Choose a zoo that has Giant pandas and find out how many people visit the zoo. Has this changed since Pandas arrived at that zoo? Send an email, telephone or fax to the zoo you have chosen with 3 questions about the effect of the giant panda program at that zoo. Processing, analysing, interpreting and For each question in your questionnaire, concluding Convert your data into a useable form tally the responses , calculate the Combine your data to draw percentages of each response and then conclusions about your question. graph the results eg pie chart, column graph, pictograph
This is a simple GIS and allows users to “layer” different sets of data on a map to see if there is any association between the data and to examine change over time. For example: Does the original panda habitat extend further than that of today? Is there any relationship between roads and location of panda habitat? How does habitat isolation play a role ion population health? see this short video for some clues - INQUIRY BASED LEARNING – Over to you! Inquiry process Giant Pandas- Example Observing and Questioning Write down what you already know about Giant Pandas Develop a question for investigation that will allow you to collect your own data Use the Panda broadsheet and a large sheet of paper to create a group brain storm about Giant Pandas Example question( students devise their own question) What are the benefits of a Giant Panda captive breeding and loan program? Planning, collecting and evaluating Create a step by step plan to complete your inquiry Select appropriate methods of data collection. Create a timeline for the project Example method: Devise a short questionnaire to collect opinions from members of the community. Ask questions about – visits to the zoo, value for money, attitudes towards conservation, knowledge about Giant Panda. Conduct a survey Choose a zoo that has Giant pandas and find out how many people visit the zoo. Has this changed since Pandas arrived at that zoo? Send an email, telephone or fax to the zoo you have chosen with 3 questions about the effect of the giant panda program at that zoo. Processing, analysing, interpreting and concluding Convert your data into a useable form Combine your data to draw conclusions about your question. For each question in your questionnaire, tally the responses , calculate the percentages of each response and then graph the results eg pie chart, column graph, pictograph
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