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Experience a hands-on activity exploring cricket communication and preferences through substrate experiments and maze design while learning about the scientific method. Engage in dual exploration and extension activities to deepen understanding.
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Can you hear me now? Cricket Communication TheX-Factor:Does your cricket have what it takes?
Engagement of the X-Factor • Students feel different substrates • Course sand paper, medium sand paper, foam paper, and table • Do you have a preference? • Do you think crickets have a preference
Engagement of Cricket Communication • Play a Discovery Education audio sound of cricket sound: Cricket Sound • Do you know what animal this is? Why do you think it makes sounds? Do you think they are communicating?
Dual Exploration • Students design and build mazes • Students brainstorm how to test if crickets prefer a certain substrate or communicate
Explanation • Explain the scientific method • Did your experiment complete the steps of the scientific method?
Elaboration • Did anything go wrong in the experiment? • How would you go about it differently?
Extension • Repeat experiment • Make adjustments