Research other animals that are tracked and determine if the methodology / technology is the same or different? If different, why? Select an animal species you would be interested in tracking. What method would you use and why? What would you hope to learn from tracking your animals?
3-5 ETS 1-2 (Upper Elementary)
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
4-PS4-3 (Upper Elementary)
Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.
5-ESS3-1 (Upper Elementary)
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
HS-ETS1-3 (High School)
Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
MS-PS4-3 (Middle School)
Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.