Students simulate a tag-recapture technique and use proportions to predict the total population of “salmon” from the distribution of tagged fish found in “captured” samples.
Standards
Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.
Categories include:
- Life Science
- Grades 6-8
- Science
- Math
Tags: Human Impacts, Ecosystems, Ratios & Proportions, Measurement & Data
Grades covered: Grades 6–8
Topics: Data Samples, Sampling Methods, Proportional Relationships, Ecosystem Dynamics
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