1. Activity
How many daisies? 78
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2. See if this will help… How did you estimate the number of daisies?
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How did you estimate the number of daisies?
Did you try to count them all?
Or did you use another method?
See if this will help…
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3. Activity 78
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4. Instead we use quadrats. Use a quadrat to count these daisies.
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Using a grid like this helps you to estimate the number of plants in an area.
But…
If you were asked to count the number of daisies in the school field, this would be impractical.
Instead we use quadrats.
Use a quadrat to count these daisies.
Remember 20 quadrats can fit onto the page.
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5. Handout
Handout 1 – there are 103 daisies
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Handout 2 – photocopy onto card and cut out to form quadrats.
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