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Data Recording sheet

a) Bird Survey

Which location:

1. Fill in the data sheet and highlight the behaviour of the birds you see. Mark the number of birds recorded for each type of behaviour exhibited:

b) Soil or leaf/tree mini beasts survey

Which location:

1. How many species of mini beasts are there? (This includes the animals caught, plus any distinctive animals that got away.

2. Where do they like to live ? (E.g., on the top of the soil or leaf litter, among dry dead leaves and bark on the surface, among rotting leaves, in soft soil, in hard soil, around roots.)

3. Fill in the data sheet and highlight the behaviour of the mini beasts you find. Mark the number of mini beasts recorded for each type of behaviour exhibited:

c) Animal Observations

Which location:

1. Is there evidence of chewed leaves (how many different plants?)

2. Holes in wood (how many different size holes?)

3. Lumps and bumps on stems or leaves (how many different plants?)

4. Spider webs (how many different shapes?)

5. Bird or other animal droppings (how many different types?)

6. Silk and other egg cases (how many different types?)

7. Dead animal parts (from how many animals?)

8. Animal burrows (how many different types of burrows?)

9. Fill in the data sheet and highlight the behaviour of the animals you see. Mark the number of animals recorded for each type of behaviour exhibited:

Drawing conclusions

1. Draw an overall conclusion or trend about where the most animals are found?

2. Why might some areas have more animals?

3. Would you like to collect and add different data to the survey?

4. Would you make modifications if they completed the survey a second time?

School Ground Biodiversity Survey

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