Hunting+and+Gathering+vs.+Conservation

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__**Problem Statement**__ The effect of constant hunting and gathering on the wildlife in an area.

=__**Background**__= Hunting and gathering is a practice that was started back in the age of the cavemen. Without hunting and gathering then humankind probably would not have survived as long as they have and would have died out back in the first ice age. Although even though hunting and gathering is something that allowed the human race to survive, it had to be done in moderation in order for the plants and animals to not die out. This practice is called conservation and must be used in collaboration with hunting and gathering so that it may work effectively. Humans are not the only species doing hunting and gathering and conservation. Animals like bears and squirrels also do hunting and gathering and conservation. Things like going out hunting to gather salmon and acorns to conserve over the winter is just one example of how hunting and gathering and conservation go hand in hand. Although if you hunt and gather to much then you might just wipe out the entire species and doom yourself and other species. That means that everything must be done in moderation.

The independent variable here is hunting and gathering or, in other words, the supplies that will be used to represent the supplies that are hunted for. This can be anything from berry's to wood or meat or even something to represent all that like paper. This independent variable will be manipulated to show how important conserving supplies and other equipment is so that later when it is needed once again it can be found and utilized. One thing that can be done is get berry's probably like 30 of them and show an example of things that happen in the wild. By doing that we can show how if you keep on taking and taking without stopping in one specific area there will eventually not be any more of that or there may not be enough to suit your needs at the current moment. The independent variable can also be manipulated by using wood how if you do not plant more or as much as you cut then you will eventually rid the area of trees and rid yourself of wood.

The dependent variable is the conservation or the amount that is conserved of the supplies, which is the independent variable. This will all be measured by the amount of items that was used. For example, if i were using berry's and i began with 30 of them then i end up with 20 it will be shown as a fraction such as 20/30. It can be measured by using the difference of what i began with and what i have now. Using the same scenario as the previous time, instead of putting 20/30 i could just put 10 since that is the difference. By doing that you can tell how conservation and hunting and gathering are going hand in hand and must both be used in a way that will be able to benefit whoever wants the supply but so that it will not deplete the entire area of that resource.

Both the independent variable, which is the resources used, and the dependent variable, which is what is conserved, can work hand in hand. In the wild there are several cases of animals going out and hunting for their food source so that they may gather and then conserve it for future times. This can also be represented using humans. We go out to hunt for wood so that we may then gather it and then we plant a seed so that the plant life may be conserved. So in the end the amount that is conserved depends on how either humans or animals go about their needs of hunting and gathering.

As with every good experiment only one thing can be changed, which is the independent variable, but everything else must remain the same in order to get valid results that are believable. To keep the constants the resource used must be the exact same resource. It must be like this because there are different ways of conserving and hunting for different things. For example, you do not chop berries if you want to get them. Another constant will be the same amount of the resource that is being used. It must be like this because if it is not then i am comparing entirely different quantities.

In a good experiment the independent variable is the only thing that is changed. In order for me to do this experiment i will have to change something. What i will change is the amount of what is used. That means that if i am using 30 berries then i will have two portions of 30 berries. That is not the independent variable, so what is then. Well the independent variable is how many berries are used. For example, using the previous example if one time i use 10 berries and another time i use 25. This will show the problem with overdoing hunting and gathering so much that you will not have enough for the next time that you need them.

=__**Hypothesis**__= If people hunt and gather in an area excessively then that area will run out of resources.

=**__Materials__**= =__**Procedures**__= First, put 24 sticks of wood in eviorment 1 and 24 sticks of wood in enviorment 2. Then put 4 rocks in each enviorment. The rate of sticks returning is 1 every 3 actions. Actions are when a resource gets cut down or an animal eats it. Whenever a resource gets cut down, remove 2 sticks and whenever an animal eats one, remove 1 stick. Next cut down 2 resources and have an animal eat one in enviorment 1. You should have 19 resources now. Then cut down another 2 resources and add a resource then have an animal eat another resource. Now you should have 15 resources. Afterwards have 4 resources cut down and two animals eat a resource plus add another resource. There should be 6 resources now. Next have all 4 animals take a resource. There are now 2 resources left. Now have an animal eat a resource and add a resource plus a resource cut down. There should be no resources left in enviorment 1. Now in envioremnt 2 have 2 resources cut down and an animal eat a resource. There should be 19 resources now. Now have two animals take a resource and add one resource. There should be 18 resources now. Next have an animal eat a resource. There are now 17. An animal eats a resource and a resource gets cut down then add one resource. There are 15 resources now. Now 4 animals take a resource each and a resource gets cut down. There are 9 resources now. Now have an animal eat a resource an then add a resource. There should still be 9. That was 9 turns for enviorment 1 and 9 turns for enviorment 2. Record the data.
 * 48 sticks of wood(resource)
 * 8 rocks(animal)
 * Notepad
 * 2 eviorments