| Title | Secret Lives of Nematodes |
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| Audience | Grades 8-14 |
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| Abstract | In this activity, students look for insect-killing nematodes in the soil. Students collect soil samples, "bait" the soil with living insects, then monitor what happens. The insects may die, and some of them may have been killed by nematodes. To test if they were killed by nematodes, students set up a "nematode harvester" and after 1-2 weeks, nematodes may emerge from the dead insect and swim into water. |
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| Author | Samantha Orchard |
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| Email | samantha_orchard@yahoo.com |
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| Subjects | Advanced Biology, Biology, Life Science |
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| Special Categories | |
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| Unifying Concept | Evidence, models, and explanation |
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| Science and Technology | Understandings about science and technology |
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| Science as Inquiry | Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry |
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| History and Nature of Science | Nature of scientific knowledge |
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| Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | Environmental quality |
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| Life, Physical, Earth Sciences | Interdependence of organisms, Behavior of organisms, Diversity and adaptations of organisms |
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| Other Standards | |
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