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Pillbug Preferences Armadillidium vulgare “vulgar armadillo”

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1 Pillbug Preferences Armadillidium vulgare “vulgar armadillo”

2 Also called: PILLBUG, PILL WOODLOUSE, POTATO BUG, ROLY-POLY,
Also called: PILLBUG, PILL WOODLOUSE, POTATO BUG, ROLY-POLY, DOODLE BUG Famous for curling up into a tight ball for defense called CONGLOBATION lobsters, crabs, crayfish need to stay moist Crustaceans- Breathe with gills-

3 HANDLE WITH CARE These are living creatures !
HANDLE WITH CARE These are living creatures !

4 Groups of 2 or 3 1. Get basket 2. Dip 1 paper in water/keep other one dry 3. Get dish of bugs SET UP EXPERIMENT: GIVE BUGS A FEW MINUTES TO GET USED TO NEW ENVIRONMENT

5 THINK ABOUT IT. Why did you use dry paper
THINK ABOUT IT? Why did you use dry paper? What are some things that might influence where bugs are in dish BESIDES their preference for one side over the other?

6 MAKE A HYPOTHESIS ? NULL HYPOTHESIS ?

7 COLLECT DATA WHEN YOUR GROUP IS DONE COLLECTING DATA FOR 10 MIN
5 5 WHEN YOUR GROUP IS DONE COLLECTING DATA FOR 10 MIN CALCULATE THE % OF TIME ON EACH SIDE SOMEONE FROM GROUP ADD DATA TO CLASS SPREADSHEET

8 DESIGN YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT DRAW A PICTURE AND DESCRIBE YOUR PLAN ON THE BACK ON A WHITE BOARD
WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT? ? ?


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