Scorpion Scientist Third Grade Amplify Science

How does Esposito investigate Scorpions?

• Loving scorpions, hunting them and keeping them as pets.

• Scorpions usually live for about 2-10 yearas. Scorpions don't lay eggs like spiders do. They give birth to live babies.

• Mother scorpions carry the babies on their backs until they can hunt on their own.

• Traveling around the world observing scorpions in their environments by looking at date from other scientists like photos and field notebooks.

How many species of scorpions are there?

• 1500

• 3590

• 2000

• Ask my mom

What is variation?

• There are small differences among the individuals of one species. There are bigger differences among different species.

• A variety show.

• Evidence to support your answers to your questions

• Observations that other scientists have recorded

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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How did Esposito find out if Valley Scorpions was a new species?

• They made hissing sounds by rubbing their claws against the ridges.

• She noticed that each of Valley Scorpion had a set of ridges on its body.

• They like to dance and sing happy birthday.

• She asked herself three questions:

  1. Are the genes that the Valley Scorpions inherited different from other scorpion's genes?

  2. Do the Valley Scorpions live in a different environment from other scorpions?

  3. Do the Valley Scorpions have different traits from other scorpions?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Are the genes that the Valley Scorpions inherited different from other scorpion's genes? (Page 16)

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Do the Valley Scorpions live in a different environment from other scorpions? Page 17

Do the Valley Scorpions have different traits from other scorpions? Page 18

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What evidence did Esposito put together to make the claim that Valley Scorpions are a new species?

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