Measuring Plant Distribution Analysis

Answer the questions below.

1. Name the type of sampling that is used to estimate the size of a
population.
Random sampling
2. Name the type of sampling that is used to determine the effect of a
factor (such as water availability).

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Systematic sampling
3. Name the straight line used in systematic sampling along which
quadrats are placed.
A (belt) transect
4. Suggest what pattern would be found if you investigated the
relationship between amount of sunlight and plant growth.
Where there is more sunlight, there will be more plant growth.
5. Explain your answer to Q4.
Light is needed for photosynthesis, so if more light is available
there will be more photosynthesis and therefore plant growth.
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Title Analysis
B1.3.6

B1.3.1 Prior Knowledge Review B1.3.8 Trophic Levels

Energy
B1.3.2 Ecosystems B1.3.9 Biotic and Abiotic Factors
B1.3.3 Representative Sampling B1.3.10 Competition
B1.3.4 Sampling Investigation B1.3.11 Feedback Lesson
Maths in Science Lesson 8
B1.3.5 Measuring Plant Distribution
➢ B1.3.6 Measuring Plant Distribution Analysis
B1.3.7 Food Chains and Food Webs
Following this lesson, students will be able to:

• Use sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor

Lesson Objectives
• Draw conclusions from data

• Draw a line graph

Key Words:

sample systematic

quadrat transect conclusion

This is the fix-it portion of the lesson
The fix-it is an opportunity to respond to gaps in knowledge,
especially those identified by the previous lesson’s exit ticket.

• The teacher should customise this slide as needed, to facilitate

• reteach, explanation, demonstration or modelling of ideas and
concepts that students have not yet grasped or have

Fix-it
misunderstood.
• practice answering specific questions or of key skills.
• redrafting or improving previous work.
Model Results
Distance Number of daisies How would you
from Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect Mean calculate mean values
road (m) 3 for this data?
1 2 4 3 What would be the best

Talk Task
2 8 7 8 way to present this
3 12 10 10 data?
4 14 13 11
5 17 13 13 What conclusions can
6 17 15 16 you draw from this data?
Model Results
Distance Number of daisies How would you
from Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect Mean calculate mean values
road (m) 3 for this data?
1 2 4 3 3

Introduction
What would be the best
2 6 7 8 7 way to present this
3 12 10 11 11 data?
4 15 14 13 14
5 18 14 13 15
6 17 15 16 16

A line graph. The data is continuous (not in categories).

What conclusions can you draw from this data?
The further from the road, the more daisies growing.
What makes this a good graph?

3 x x x
Number

Talk Task
of
daisies 2 x x

1 x

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Distance from road (m)

Answer the questions below.
Distance Number of bluebells
A student investigated if there is a from Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
relationship between the number of oak tree
bluebells growing and their distance (m)
from an oak tree. 1 4 8 6
Their results are shown in the table. 2 14 16 11
3 26 22 24

Exit ticket
1. What kind of sampling would be
used to obtain these results?
❑ A. Random sampling
✓ B. Systematic sampling
❑
❑ C. A quadrat

2. What conclusion can be drawn from this data?

✓ A. The further from the oak tree, the more bluebells growing
❑
❑ B. The closer to the oak tree, the more bluebells growing
❑ C. The distance from the oak tree does not affect the number
of bluebells growing
Answer the questions below.
Distance Number of bluebells
A student investigated if there is a from Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
relationship between the number of oak tree
bluebells growing and their distance (m)
from an oak tree. 1 4 8 6
Their results are shown in the table. 2 14 16 11
3 26 22 24

Exit ticket
3. What is the mean number of bluebells growing 3 metres
from the oak tree?
❑ A. 72
✓
❑ B. 24
❑ C. 56
Lesson B1.3.6

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