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Students use a cardboard box to represent their "pond" and several cutout paper turtles to represent their population.
Students take turns reaching in and capturing some of the turtles, and marking them with a highlighter.
Turtles are replaced and students take turns again capturing turtles. Using the provided formula, students are able to estimate the total population based on the number of recaptured turtles after round 2.
Lastly, students count the actual number of turtles in the pond to determine the effectiveness of the formula.
Students take turns reaching in and capturing some of the turtles, and marking them with a highlighter.
Turtles are replaced and students take turns again capturing turtles. Using the provided formula, students are able to estimate the total population based on the number of recaptured turtles after round 2.
Lastly, students count the actual number of turtles in the pond to determine the effectiveness of the formula.
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Description
Students use a cardboard box to represent their "pond" and several cutout paper turtles to represent their population.
Students take turns reaching in and capturing some of the turtles, and marking them with a highlighter.
Turtles are replaced and students take turns again capturing turtles. Using the provided formula, students are able to estimate the total population based on the number of recaptured turtles after round 2.
Lastly, students count the actual number of turtles in the pond to determine the effectiveness of the formula.
Students take turns reaching in and capturing some of the turtles, and marking them with a highlighter.
Turtles are replaced and students take turns again capturing turtles. Using the provided formula, students are able to estimate the total population based on the number of recaptured turtles after round 2.
Lastly, students count the actual number of turtles in the pond to determine the effectiveness of the formula.
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Great lesson for populations unit
Super helpful resource, Thank you heaps
Counting turtles really gives students an opportunity to understand and reenact the mark and recapture method! Awesome!
Good activity! My students enjoy "playing a game" - when they are actually learning.
Great!
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