• View the animation on Gorongosa's Water Cycle—HHMI BioInteractive Animation (Links

to an external site.)

• Launch the Gorongosa National Park Interactive Map (Links to an external site.) to learn

more about the natural features and vegetation types of Gorongosa National Park.

• View Tracking Lion Recovery in Gorongosa National Park | HHMI BioInteractive (Links to

an external site.) in Gorongosa National Park

• View Surveying Gorongosa's Biodiversity | HHMI BioInteractive Video (Links to an

external site.)

• A Science-Based Approach to Restoring Gorongosa's Wildlife | HHMI BioInteractive

Video (Links to an external site.)

• Register and launch the WildCam Gorongosa Lab (Links to an external site.) interactive

database to explore and revise your research questions.

Scientific investigation often begins by making observations about the natural world.

Observations can inspire questions about phenomena. For scientists to answer a question

regarding phenomena, it must be testable, meaning that it could be answered by designing an

experiment and collecting data. After identifying a testable question, a scientist can develop a

hypothesis and even predict the expected results of the investigation if the hypothesis is

supported. The scientist can test the hypothesis through experimentation, or further

observation, and then analyze and interpret the collected data.

This assignment is based on wildcam photos from Gorongosa’s National Park in Mozambique,

Africa

Follow the instructions below to complete this assignment:

• Download the Scientific Inquiry Using Wildcam Photos Download Scientific Inquiry

Using Wildcam Photosreporting form. Answer each question in two to four sentences.

• View all videos listed above, explore website features, and closely read the content.

• Follow the instructions and completely answer all questions on the Scientific Inquiry

Using Wildcam Photos Download Scientific Inquiry Using Wildcam

Photosreporting form.

• References used should follow APA guidelines.

• Submit the completed assignment to Waypoint for grading.

In the Scientific Inquiry Using Wildcam Photos document,

• Develop at least three different questions about the observed phenomena related to

vegetation type, and/or the kind of species in each vegetation type using the Wildcam

Gorongosa Lab (Links to an external site.).

• Choose one of the scientific questions and rewrite it as a comparative research

question.

• Develop a hypothesis from your comparative research question.

• Produce a data table with data on your comparative research question.

• Evaluate if the data supports or refutes your hypothesis.

• Develop a plan for further research on your comparative research question.

• Create an outline of a new experimental design using two credible or scholarly sources.

The Scientific Inquiry Using Wildcam Photos assignment

• Must have responses to the questions on the document that are 2 – 4 sentences in

length.

• Must be formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the

Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource

for additional guidance.

• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the

Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.