Chapter 1. Scientific Literacy: One Cubic Foot

Introduction

Video Case Study

To answer the question “How much life could you find in one cubic foot?” photographer David Liittschwager took a 12-inch metal cube to five different environments. At each location he used the cube to catalog the organisms that lived in or moved through that biome. Liittschwager and a team of biologists sorted through the habitat cubes over a three week period, identifying all the organisms they could. Roughly a thousand individual organisms were photographed in the five environments:

  • Central Park (NY)-temperate forest
  • Moorea (French Polynesia)-coral reef
  • Monteverde (Costa Rica)-tropical forest
  • Table Mountain (South Africa)-Mediterranean scrub
  • Duck River (Tennessee)-freshwater

The diversity of organisms that Liittschwager photographed is represented in a gallery for National Geographic magazine that can be found here: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/02/cubic-foot/liittschwager-photography. In each section of the activity, you’ll be asked to think about elements of the videos’ content and presentation as they relate to the scientific method, which you learned about in Chapter 2.

1.1 Section A

Instructions

1. Select one of the five videos below to watch.

2. Watch the video you chose with this question in mind: What is the goal of Dr. L's study?

Central Park (NY) - temperate forest

Moorea (French Polynesia) - coral reef

Monteverde (Costa Rica) - tropical forest

Table Mountain (South Africa) - Mediterranean scrub

Duck River (Tennessee) - freshwater

Question 1.1

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1.2 Section Title: Proto Takes Text from Missing Photo (Part 2)

Instructions

1. Rewatch the video.

2. As you watch the video for a second time, take notes on how the scientific method is being applied by Dr. L.

Central Park (NY) - temperate forest

Moorea (French Polynesia) - coral reef

Monteverde (Costa Rica) - tropical forest

Table Mountain (South Africa) - Mediterranean scrub

Duck River (Tennessee) - freshwater

Question 1.2

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1.3 Section Title: Proto Takes Text from Missing Photo (Part 3)

Question 1.3

Provide an outline of Dr. L's methods. List at least 4 points.

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Question 1.4

How is the data reported?

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1.4 Section Title: Proto Takes Text from Missing Photo (Part 4)

Question 1.5

What tools of the scientific process were depicted in the video?

Tools of the Scientific Process
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Correct. All of these tools were depicted in the video.
Incorrect. All of these tools were depicted in the video.
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1.5 Section Title: Proto Takes Text from Missing Photo (Part 5)

Instructions

1. Rewatch the video as necessary.

2. This time take notes on how space is structured, the abiotic conditions, and the types of species you observe.

Question 1.6

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Question 1.7

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1.6 Section Title: Proto Takes Text from Missing Photo (Part 6)

Question 1.8

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Question 1.9

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Summary Questions

Instructions

Finally, answer these summary questions.

Question 1.10

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Question 1.11

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Activity Report

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