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Ethology
Ichnology
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The relevance of laboratory practices in the development of scientific attitudes and competences in schools has led to the implementation of different strategies and development of new didactic approaches. Ichnological experiments make it possible to analyze diverse sets of interrelated scientific data, such as: morphological structure of the organism, movement patterns, quality of produced pathways and substrate composition. The analysis of the impressions produced allows us to identify how different environmental conditions, such as humidity and soil compaction, can affect the preservation and structure of traces left by different organisms in the environment. The proposal seeks to increase practical activity by carrying out an experiment that uses four different arthropods, with different body shapes in the adult stage – centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes), beetle (Hylobiu sabietis), wolf spider (Lycosa sp.) and millipede (Jullus sp.), as well as highlight the relationship between biological and environmental aspects, making it possible to stimulate teaching and learning, emphasizing the relevance of the soil in the structuring of the biosphere.
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