State Standard:
State Standards that connect to our experiment from ode.state.oh.us include:
1. K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival
2. 1st Grade: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs
3. 3rd Grade: Individuals of the same kind differ in their traits and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing
4. 3rd Grade: Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments
1. K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival
2. 1st Grade: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs
3. 3rd Grade: Individuals of the same kind differ in their traits and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing
4. 3rd Grade: Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments
Objective
The objective of the experiment was to test the common action of a male anole when threatened by a intruder. Internet research and the nationalzoo.si.edu both stated that, "Male green anoles, because of their territoriality, react to a mirror image of themselves and may act aggressively toward it." We thought that this would be an interesting concept to experiment upon and would not cause our Anole too much harm. Not only would this be a great experiment to utilize in both our classroom, and future classrooms we thought it would also be a great indicator to see what gender our Anole is.
We would placed the mirror inside the enclosure, or outside in a separate container and observe the Anole for an amount of time. We would time the reaction, and repeat this 3 times during 3 different days. Once we received the data for the first and second try, we would leave the mirror inside the enclosure to see if the Anole became accustomed to the reflection.
We would placed the mirror inside the enclosure, or outside in a separate container and observe the Anole for an amount of time. We would time the reaction, and repeat this 3 times during 3 different days. Once we received the data for the first and second try, we would leave the mirror inside the enclosure to see if the Anole became accustomed to the reflection.
Materials &Desgin
The materials included in this experiment included:
1. One large handheld mirror
2. One Anole
3. One timer
4. One separate enclosure for observation
1. One large handheld mirror
2. One Anole
3. One timer
4. One separate enclosure for observation