Seal snacks: ecophysiology and integrals

This lesson was designed for a 2-hour Calculus for Life Sciences lab section. The target students are introductory calculus students interested in biology or biology students who have taken calculus previously. The materials here include an instructor guide (1LessonGuideSealSnacks), an in-class presentation (Google Slides: 2PresentationSlidesSealSnacks), a template for the data worksheet that students can copy and work in (Google Sheets: 3DataWorksheetSealSnacks), a printable worksheet (4PrintableWorksheetSealSnacks), and a link to the interview with Dr. Arina Favilla (BioGraphI Interview with Dr. Arina Favilla). Biology Content learning objective (s) Describe some kinds of data that can be collected with biologgers Explain how changes in stomach temperature relate to seal behavior Quantitative learning objective (s) Interpret graphs of data collected from biologgers Explain the biological interpretation of the area under a temperature curve Create figures from data in Google Sheets Calculate approximate integrals of measured values Metacognitive learning objective (s) Reflect on your perceptions of people who do biology. Compare your own interests and/or identities to those of people who do biology.