Behaviorist ProKamiylah Baldon

Kevin Blackwell

Johanna Canales

Breanna Leverett

Samiyah Tucker-Croom

Behaviorist Pro• The behaviorist Pro app would be

able to collect spider feeding behavior data and then return graphical and tabular data. The app could also display experimental runs and graphs.

• The purpose of this app is to track the behavior of predators based on a video of their prey.

App User Audience

This app would be used by students, teachers/professors and researchers that are involved in science classes and as well as research. High School Classes could include AP Biology,

research classes and other inquiry-based classes. College courses and research could also find this

app useful.

Why It Matters and Marketing:

Helps with understanding behavior's role in the direction of evolution

Human Benefit: Behavioral research can contribute to medical and evolution research

Help with animal conservation efforts Help understand the effect of biological mechanisms Can be marketed towards biologists, zoologists,

researchers, teachers/professors, and students Unique – No other smart phone applications similar exist

App Alignment

This App aligns with the Education Verizon Foundation Focus Area.

It is also aligned with STEM: Science: Biology/Behavior Technology: Use of a smartphone to record and

analyze behavior data Engineering: Design of a new use of a

smartphone for science Math: Use of statistics and graphing to analyze

data

Story Board 1:

User selects initial test sequence number and insect video of their choice

User enters spider’s identification number and other pertinent information

Story Board 2: Smartphone is placed in chamber with spider.

Story Board 3: Smartphone App plays video and records spider behavior during test period. Smartphone counts number of lunges/minute.

Story Board 4:

User removes smart phoneThen user enters next spider’s

identification number and pertinent information

Story Board 5:

User continues with next test sequence repeating

steps 1 through 4

for next spider

Story Board 6:

User requests App to produce descriptive statistics

Story Board 7: Smartphone displays spreadsheet showing raw data.Date Test

Sequence #

Spider # Species Gender Food Type

# Lunges

090914 1 1 2 2 3 7

090914 1 2 2 2 3 10

090914 1 3 1 1 3 5

090914 1 4 3 1 3 6

090914 1 5 1 2 3 15

091014 2 1 2 2 1 2

091014 2 2 2 2 1 3

091014 2 3 1 1 1 2

091014 2 4 3 1 1 4

091014 2 5 1 2 1 3

Story Board 8: Smartphone displays spreadsheet means of the two test sequences, standard deviations, and 95% confidence levels (derived from T Test).

Test Sequence #

Mean Standard Deviation 95 % Confidence Level

1 8.6 4.0 5.0

2 2.8 0.8 1.0

Story Board 9: User requests App to produce graphical display of results, showing a bar chart of Mean Number of Lounges versus Test Sequence.

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Feeding Tests

Spider Feeding Behavior