Overview & Lesson Sequence

Focus on Standards & Assessment

Materials Needed, Preparation & Planning, Management Strategies

Background Info

Intro Activity
Why Study Predator - Prey interactions?

Activity 1
Observation of a predator-prey interaction

Activity 2
What makes a predator successful?

Research Project
Designing a predator - prey experiment

Optional Activity
Biological Control vs. Pesticides

Case Study
Rabbits in Australia

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References

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Cornell University, Department of Entomology.
http://nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/bcconf/talks/sims.html

Cornell University, Biological Control: A guide to natural enemies in North America.
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Hagler, James.  It's Gut-check Time!
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Mahr, S.. University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Obrycki, J.. Iowa State University.
http://www.wisc.edu/entomology/mbcn/kyf204.html

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Praying Mantis Central. 
http://www.furman.edu/~dksargen/PM.htm

University of Wisconsin, Department of Entomology. 
http://wisc.edu/entomology

Austalian National University. The Control of the Rabbit in Austalia.  1995:
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Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: "Using Drosophila to Teach Genetics" by Christina E. Arnini
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