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Ecology- Population Surveying. Teaching transects and quadrats. Understanding. Students need to understand what a transect is and how it is used. They also need to understand what a quadrat is and where to use it.
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Ecology- Population Surveying Teaching transects and quadrats
Understanding • Students need to understand what a transect is and how it is used. • They also need to understand what a quadrat is and where to use it. Students using a hoop as a quadrat to collect data on the number of plant species in a heath land area at Wilsons Prom
What is needed • Where is it appropriate to use these tools? • In an Intertidal zone • A river environment • What do you need? • A quadrat (1m x 1m) or a hoop can be used • A tape measure (30m or more) to measure the transect
Some questions for the students • Why are transects important? • What are some observations that you will be able to make using a quadrat? • What is special about the intertidal zone? • What types of plants and animals are you likely to find in the intertidal zone? Transect line Quadrat
What students need to know • What do students need to know: • What a transect is • What a quadrat is • How to use both together • Where to use them • Resources: • http://www.rockyshores.auz.info/home.htm • http://www.mesa.edu.au • http://www.reefwatchvic.asn.au/Home.htm
Where is the best location • The best place to use these tools is in an environment that is different from where the students are used to. • Camp locations: • Queenscliff • Wilsons Promontory