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E-lessons

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E-LESSON DATA

TITLE OF THE E-LESSON
E-learning from Nature: Investigating Fauna at the Devil's Bit
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
Devil\'s Bit and North Tipperary
COUNTRY
Ireland
INTRODUCTORY TEXT TO THE LESSON
This lesson looks at methods of researching the flora and fauna of a habitat.
The teacher demonstrates the use of transects and quadrats for qualitative and quantitative research of a habitat.
The students are shown using these instrumental techniques in the field.
The use of pictorial keys is also shown.
This is a lesson that illustrates the importance of quantitative studies.
THEMATIC AREA
Math, Biology
TARGET AGE GROUP
17, 16
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