Animal Behaviour and Data Statistics

This exercise is based on monitoring animal behaviour within the zoo.

Spend time focusing on a single species, or a number of species during your visit. Students can be encouraged to design their own research project.

Curriculum links: AQA GCSE Statistics specification. An exercise to complement Unit 1 of the specification: strategy planning, data collection, representation and interpretation.

Resources required: Clipboards and stationery, stopwatches, data collection worksheets and binoculars (optional).

Post visit activities: Data collation and analysis, report writing and evaluation either individually or as a group. Group work may allow for comparisons of results.

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