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Assignment Due |
Topic |
Class Plan |
4/3 |
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- WU: What is 3 interesting points of your research?
- Discussion on bacteria lifestyles and body design.
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4/4 |
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- WU: What are the four possible bacteria lifestyles?
- Discussion on energy use
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4/5 |
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- WU: What are the four ways that bacteria use energy?
- Continue projects
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4/6 |
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3/27 |
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- WU: Who are your 3 biologists and why did you choose them?
- Discussion on bacteria lifestyles and body design.
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3/28 |
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- WU: What are the four possible bacteria lifestyles?
- Discussion on project guidelines.
- Begin Project
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3/29 |
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- WU: Questions
- Continue projects
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3/30 |
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- WU: What are 3 interesting points from your research.
- Discussion on bacteria energy use.
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3/20 |
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- WU: What was exciting about your spring break?
- Review Exams
- Introduce glycolysis
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3/21 |
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- WU: Explain glycolysis
- Discussion on aerobic respiration
- Academic break
- Introduce Kreb Cycle
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3/22 |
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- WU: Explain the Kreb Cycle
- Review the Kreb Cycle
- Discussion on Anaerobic respiration
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3/23 |
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- WU: Explain anaerobic respiration
- Discussion on aquarium
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2/28 |
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- WU: None
- Complete Lab Data
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2/29 |
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- WU: What is the light independent reaction?
- Complete discussion on Calvin Cycle
- Complete Photosynthesis Drawings
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3/01 |
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- WU: None
- Vocab. Crossword on Photosythesis
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3/02 |
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- WU: None
- Photosynthesis Animation
- Complete Crossword
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2/20 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Evaluate plant data and complete lab
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2/21 |
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- WU: What is photosynthesis
- Complete discussion on photosynthesis
- Begin drawing
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2/22 |
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- WU: Explain the light independent reaction
- Discussion on the Calvin Cycle
- Drawing
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2/23 |
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- WU: Explain the Calvin Cycle
- Complete Drawing
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2/13 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on leaf structure
- Complete drawings
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2/14 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on photosynthesis--light dependent reactions
- Academic Break--take 5
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2/15 |
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- WU: Explain light dependent reactions
- Discussion on photosynthesis--light independent reactions
- Academic Break--walk out side
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2/16 |
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- WU: Explain light independent reactions
- Discussion on Calvin Cycle
- Academic Break--Take 5
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2/6 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on flower anatomy
- Flower pictures
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2/7 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on root structure
- Academic Break: Take 5
- Root Pictures
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2/8 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on leaf structures
- Leaf drawings
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2/9 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Complete drawings
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1/30 |
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- WU: Review Lab
- Lab: Plant Growth
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1/31 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on flowing plants
- Academic Break: Take 5
- Review Drawings
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2/1 |
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- WU: Care for plants
- Discussion on leaf structure
- Academic Break
- Set Lab: Transpiration
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2/2 |
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- WU: Lab Quiz
- Care for plants
- Lab Transpiration
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1/23 |
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- WU: What are 3 factors that can impact plant growth?
- Pass out papers and review
- Academic Break: File papers
- Prepare growing materials
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1/24 |
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- WU: What is your favorite plant and why.
- Set Lab: Plant Growth and Fertilizers
- Academic Break--Lay out materials
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1/25 |
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- WU: None
- Plant Anatomy Coloring Sheets
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1/26 |
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1/09 |
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- Make up Thursday--Snow Day
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1/10 |
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- WU: What the purpose of vascular system?
- Discussion of vascular system
- Begin monocot and dicot summaries and sketches
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1/11 |
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- WU: What is the differences between monocot and dicot systems?
- Complete sketches and summaries
- Set Lab: Monocot and Dicot Lab
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1/12 |
- Monocot and Dicot summaries
- Lab Quiz
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- WU: Lab Quiz
- Lab: Monocot and Dicot Lab
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1/02 |
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- WU: What is a plant?
- Review Kingdom Systems
- Discussion on plant challenges.
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1/03 |
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- WU: What are the 3 challenges of a plant
- Discussion on groups of plants and their structures
- Explain two main groups of seed plants
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1/04 |
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- WU: What are the two types of seed plants
- Discussion on vascular system-form and function
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1/05 |
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- WU: What is the difference between monocot and dicot
- Vascular System drawings
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11/28 |
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- WU: None
- Complete Genetic Presentations
- Genetic Presentation Summaries
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11/29 |
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- WU: Summarize a genetic pedigree
- Review Pedigrees
- Introduce Genetic Engineering
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11/30 |
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- WU: What is genetic engineering
- Discussion on genetic engineering process and and history
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12/1 |
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- WU: What are two benefits and two challenges of genetic engineering
- Begin genetic engineering research
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11/14 |
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- WU: Explain the difference between x-linked and autosomal genes
- Discuss genetic disorder research
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11/15 |
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- WU: None
- Genetic Disorder Research
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11/16 |
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- WU: None
- Genetic Disorder Research
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11/17 |
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- WU: None
- Genetic Disorder Research
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11/7 |
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- WU: How did your phenotypes compare to your parents
- Complete human genetic labs
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11/8 |
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- WU: What is unique about human genetics
- Discussion on human pedigrees and karyotypes
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11/9 |
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- WU: What is a human pedigree
- Pedigree Activity
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11/10 |
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- WU: Explain 3 pedigree symbols
- Complete Pedigree Activity
- Set Disorder Project
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10/31 |
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- WU: Explain the 2 strengths and weaknesses of the fossil record.
- Discussion on homologous structues and DNA
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11/1 |
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- WU: Why is DNA so important?
- Review Mendelian Genetics and Chromosomes
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11/2 |
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- WU: Why are Gregor Mendel's findings important?
- Discuss on Independent Assortment and Segregation
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11/3 |
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- WU: Rd pgs 392 - 395
- Human Trait Activity
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10/17 |
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- WU: Lay out materials
- Review collections
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10/18 |
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- WU: Pass out books
- Discussion on collections
- Review Mendelian Genetics
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10/19 |
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10/20 |
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- WU: Explain how chromosomes impact genetic understanding
- Discussion on how genes are arranged on chromsomes
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10/10 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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10/11 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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10/12 |
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- WU: What is Genetics
- Review basic genetic concepts
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10/13 |
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- WU: Why is understanding genetics important?
- Review Mendels Laws and Understandings
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10/3 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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10/4 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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10/5 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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10/6 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/12 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/13 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/14 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/15 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/6 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/7 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/8 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/9 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/29 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/30 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/31 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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9/1 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/22 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/23 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/24 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/25 |
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- WU: Collection Materials
- Collect
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8/17 |
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- WU: None
- Expectations/Class Syllabus
- Discussion on notebooks
- Demo of online web sites
- Intro to Insect Collections
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8/18 |
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- WU: Why are insects important?
- Discussion and demo of insect collecting and equipment
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