Evolution MegaLab
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IDENTIFICATION
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- Natural sciences > (nature/conservation)
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⇳ Description [[Has project description::Quote: Did you know that, thanks to a common little snail you can find in your garden, in the park or under a hedge, you can see evolution in your own back garden?
We know evolution is a very slow process and it's the tiny changes accumulating over a long, long time that got us here. And you can see some of those tiny steps and help our research by joining the Evolution MegaLab.
OU Darwin page (nov 28, 2013)]] ➠ Purpose
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TEAM
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USER TASKS
CONTRIBUTION TYPE: data collection
PARTICIPATION TYPOLOGY: crowdsourcing
GAMING GENRE NONE
GAMING ELEMENTS: NONE
WHAT
◉ Tasks description
- Register with the Evolution MegaLab.
- Print off pdfs to take out into the field. These provide information on how to conduct a snail hunt and identify banded snails: How to hunt banded snails PDF, Adult vs. Juvenile snails: How to tell them apart PDF, Recording sheet PDF
- Take part in the banded snail identification quiz to test your knowledge on identifying banded snails.
- Log in to the website to access the quiz link.
- Go on a hunt for banded snails in your garden or local park and record your results online.
⤯ Interaction with objects
▣ Interface
- Data type to manipulate: observations
- interface enjoyment: rather not cool/attractive
- Interface usability: rather easy to use
GUIDANCE
- Tutorial: ✓
- Peer to peer guidance: Somewhat
- Training sequence: x
- Individual performance: Somewhat
- Collective performance: Somewhat
- Research progress: Somewhat
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COMMUNITY
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⏣ Community description
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PROJECT
Url:http://evolutionmegalab.org
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TEAM
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PROJECT DEFINITION
Subject
Natural sciences > (nature/conservation)
Description
Quote: Did you know that, thanks to a common little snail you can find in your garden, in the park or under a hedge, you can see evolution in your own back garden? We know evolution is a very slow process and it's the tiny changes accumulating over a long, long time that got us here. And you can see some of those tiny steps and help our research by joining the Evolution MegaLab. OU Darwin page (nov 28, 2013)
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ABOUT PARTICIPANT TASKS
Tasks description.
- Register with the Evolution MegaLab.
- Print off pdfs to take out into the field. These provide information on how to conduct a snail hunt and identify banded snails: How to hunt banded snails PDF, Adult vs. Juvenile snails: How to tell them apart PDF, Recording sheet PDF
- Take part in the banded snail identification quiz to test your knowledge on identifying banded snails.
- Log in to the website to access the quiz link.
- Go on a hunt for banded snails in your garden or local park and record your results online.
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OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION
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Natural sciences nature/conservation
Evolution MegaLab
- Register with the Evolution MegaLab.
- Print off pdfs to take out into the field. These provide information on how to conduct a snail hunt and identify banded snails: How to hunt banded snails PDF, Adult vs. Juvenile snails: How to tell them apart PDF, Recording sheet PDF
- Take part in the banded snail identification quiz to test your knowledge on identifying banded snails.
- Log in to the website to access the quiz link.
- Go on a hunt for banded snails in your garden or local park and record your results online.
data collection
crowdsourcing observations, other: Thinking: somewhat Computing: no Sensing: yes Gaming: no
rather not cool/attractive rather easy to use yes N/A no N/A N/A N/A
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Teacher's resources: A range of resources have been developed for teachers which aim to provide additional resources to help support the Evolution MegaLab in schools. You are welcome to download the data we have collected so far to use with your students.
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