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Data Lab

1.Make observations of the skulls and bones at each of the lab stations. Your observations should include quantitative (information about quantities; that is, information that can be measured and written down with numbers) and qualitative (descriptive information, that which can’t be measured)

2.Once you have collected information from each lab table, your job is to create a chart or table AND a graph representing the information you collected. (Graph paper will be provided for you.) Don’t forget to give your chart/table and graph appropriate titles!!!

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Here are some helpful websites for skulls and bones and animals:

A.Ideas for what type of data you’ll be looking for: (Pages 3-7 will be quite helpful!)

B.Website with pictures of various animal skulls

C. Website that has information about skulls categorized by animal name:

D.Website that identifies bones (other than skulls) of a variety of animals:

3.After your chart or table and graph has been completed, answer the following questions:

1.What type of biologist would make the type of observations you just did?

2.How is this lab simulation like what an actual biologist would do?

How is it different?

3.Attach your data showing the observations you made at each lab station. Using your data, write a brief summary of what you found.

4.Looking back at the data, what did you miss? Is there part of your data collection that could have been done better or been done differently? (For instance, did you forget to include quantitative (numbers) or qualitative (descriptive) data in your chart?) Be specific!

5.Was it difficult to come up with a table/chart to organize your data? Explain why or why not.

6.Based on your experience with this lab, why do you think scientists usually organized and present their data in charts? Explain.

7.Which skull type/bone type seems to be the most plentiful? Explain why you think this may be the case.

8.Describe what sort of special adaptations each of these animals needs to live where they are now…