Tag: curve

  • Modeling Survivorship Curves with Bubbles

    Modeling Survivorship Curves with Bubbles

    A fun activity to model survivorship curves using bubbles. Students blow bubbles and time how long each survive under different conditions, then create a graph.

  • Case Study: Loggerhead Turtles and Population Models

    Case Study: Loggerhead Turtles and Population Models

     This case study focuses on survivorship curves and population models by examining a case about loggerhead turtles.   The case starts off with a story about how beach visitors must follow certain rules to not disturb native turtles and nesting behavior.   Students watch a video that shows how biologists moved sea turtle nests after the…