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LO-BW5:Conduct a habitat study, research and investigate the adaptation, competition and interdependence of organisms within specific habitats and communities

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Science Collaborative Planning Document - interactive

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Being literate

Managing myself

Managing information and thinking

Being creative

Communicating

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Resources- Thought Co. How to make a pitfall trap.

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Resources- Thought Co. How to make a pitfall trap.

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A pitfall trap is an essential tool for catching and studying ground-dwelling insects, particularly springtails and ground beetles. It's easy. You can build and set up a simple pitfall trap in about 15 to 20 minutes using recycled materials.

What You Need

coffee can with a plastic lid

four rocks or objects of equal size

a board or piece of slate wider than the coffee can

a trowel

Instructions

1. Assemble your materials.

2. Dig a hole the size of the coffee can. The depth of the hole should be the height of the coffee can, and the can should fit snugly without gaps around the outside.

3. Place the coffee can in the hole so the top is flush with the surface of the soil. If it doesn't fit correctly, you will need to remove or add soil to the hole until it does.

4. Put the four rocks or other objects on the soil surface an inch or two from the edge of the coffee can. The rocks should be spaced apart from each other to make "legs" for the board that will cover the pitfall trap.

5. Put the board or piece of slate on top of the rocks to protect the trap from rain and debris. It will also create a cool, shady area that will attract ground insects seeking moisture and shade.

Close the coffee can with the plastic lid when you cannot attend to your pitfall trap, or if heavy rain is expected.

Make sure to check the trap at least once every 24 hours, and remove any insects you have caught. Keep them for study or release them.

If you want specimens for a collection and don't need the insects to be alive, pour one inch of water in the pitfall trap and add 1 or 2 drops of dish soap.

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How to Make a Trap to Catch Crawling Insects

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A pitfall trap is an essential tool for catching and studying ground-dwelling insects, particularly springtails and ground beetles. It's easy. You can build and set up a simple pitfall trap in about 15 to 20 minutes using recycled materials.

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Google Images. The most comprehensive image search on the web.

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Resources- PowerPoint based on attached Lesson Plan.

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Resources- PowerPoint based on attached Lesson Plan.

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Quantitative study - for lesson 1 week 5

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Resources- YouTube- Video on the line transect.

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Resources- YouTube- Video on the line transect.

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Resources- YouTube video- What is Ecology.

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Resources- YouTube video- What is Ecology.

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What is Ecology - More Grades 9-12 Science on the Learning Videos Channel

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This paper has most definitely aided my questioning throughout the chapter e.g. what types of vegetation are present in your qua-drat and how does the temperature influence/hinder the plants growth. It allowed me to think further about my questioning throughout the lesson,and incorporate inquiry into the students classes, as to why temperate effects plants growth. Its results throughout also helped me to show the students the importance of accuracy when sampling comparing to generalizations.

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JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

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This paper was used to aid my teaching and students learning.The articles were interesting and relevant to the unit which supported  the students. It made the content memorable, as a story is much easier to understand than bulks of content. It is an interesting and real life example.

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A landowner and two contractors were ordered to pay more than €6,400 in fines and legal costs after they pleaded guilty to cutting hedges out of season in Co Westmeath.

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage took the successful prosecution against Helen Killian of Greenpark House, Ballinea, and two contractors, John Joe Heaney from Newry, Co Down, and Ronan McCann from Clonaslee, Co Laois.

The judge imposed fines of €1,500 on each defendant and also ordered each defendant to pay €635 to the State to cover legal costs.

State solicitor Peter Jones presented the case in Mullingar District Court recently, saying it breached Section 40(1)(b) of the Wildlife Acts.

Conservation ranger Therese Kelly of the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) represented the minister and outlined the evidence to the court.
Three reports
Ranger Kelly stated that on 19 March 2020, accompanied by her colleague ranger Tríona Finnen, she responded to three separate reports from concerned members of the public that hedges and trees were being cut at Greenpark House.

She told the judge that while on site she observed freshly cut hedgerows with excavator tracks alongside them.

She further stated that she cautioned contractor Ronan McCann on site that day and while he initially denied cutting any hedges, on further inspection, ranger Kelly saw a circular saw attachment in the back of a pick-up he was driving.
Photographic evidence
Ranger Kelly explained to the judge that the circular saw could be attached to an excavator and could be used to cut through dense vegetation, including tree trunks.

She showed Judge Hughes photographic evidence and said she observed many tree crowns lying on the ground beside the damaged hedgerows.

Looking at the evidence, Judge Hughes asked her was it correct that 2,352m of hedgerow had been cut, to which she replied that it was.

Ranger Kelly went on to say that accounted for about 93% of the internal hedgerows in the land holding.

She described the damage as extensive and informed the court that wild birds in Ireland rely heavily on hedgerows for breeding, as we do not have vast tracts of broadleaved woodlands.

Defence solicitor for Ms Killian Louis Kiernan told the judge that his client was part-owner of the lands and she was keen to "tidy them up" for sale.

Judge Hughes remarked that while some people like to see a nice neat hedge, it had to be cut at the appropriate time of the year.

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Landowner and contractors fined €6,400 for out-of-season hedge-cutting

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A landowner and two contractors were ordered to pay more than €6,400 in fines and legal costs after they pleaded guilty to cutting hedges out of season in Co Westmeath. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage took the successful prosecution against Helen Killian of Greenpark House, Ballinea, and two contractors, John Joe Heaney from Newry, Co Down, and Ronan McCann from Clonaslee, Co Laois.