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Grades 9–12. Give your class an opportunity to investigate animal behavior firsthand. Students become behavioral analysts as they study isopods (pill or sow bugs) and their behavior in a choice chamber. After making observations over time, students adjust environmental conditions to determine the isopods' preferred habitats. Helps you teach the cross-cutting concepts of Cause and Effect and Stability and Change. Kit contains materials for 30 students working in groups of 3.

• Study the effects of behavior on natural selection
• Explore orientation and movement via taxis and kinesis
• Design an experiment to determine preferred environmental conditions
• Uses NGSS practices of Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Planning and Carrying out an Investigation, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions, and Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Grades 9–12. Give your class an opportunity to investigate animal behavior firsthand. Students become behavioral analysts as they study isopods (pill or sow bugs) and their behavior in a choice chamber. Students propose explanations for the isopods' behavior; make predictions about factors affecting animal behavior; and form connections between behavior and natural selection. After making observations over time, students design their own experiments by adjusting environmental conditions to determine the isopods' preferred habitats. Helps you teach the cross-cutting concepts of Cause and Effect and Stability and Change. Kit contains materials for 30 students working in groups of 3. Note: Kit (item #251021) includes voucher for perishable materials. Contact us or return the voucher to request delivery of perishable materials. Order the Kit Refill with the perishable materials included (item #251088) or with a voucher to request the materials later at your convenience (item #251068). Contact us or return the voucher to request delivery of perishable materials.