Pillbugs

For this task, students will work in collaborative lab groups to observe pillbugs in their natural environment before developing an experimental question. Students will conduct reliable research to then create a model of their experiment and a scientific sketch of the pillbug. Once students have developed an experimental question and determined variables (independent and dependent), they will follow the steps of the scientific method to make conclusions about how environmental changes impact the pillbug's behavior. The final student work product is an iquiry lab report.

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