Population Dynamics - Penguins

Data Analysis 

• • Each student is assigned to a Research Team composed of 5 specialists.  Within Research Team, each team member is designated as one of the following specialists.  

  • After meeting briefly in your Research Team, meet in specialist groups to discuss your data.

  • Use Google Sheets and CODAP to analyze your data

  • Ornithologist

  • Oceanographer

  • Meteorologist

  • Marine Ecologist

  • Fisheries Biologist

  • Brainstorm explanations for patterns you notice in the data

Model

• • Return to your research group. 

  • Each specialist should share what they have found and how it may contribute to answering why there was a decline in the Adelie penguin population

  • Once all 5 specialists have shared, the team should collectively build a model to explain why the Adelie penguin population may have declined.  Be sure to include inputs from all 5 specialists in the model