# Population Trait Data Counter

Patterns occur everywhere in nature. Certain characteristics in a populations are called traits. Surveys are used to record and help to understand these traits. In this lesson, the @boardname@ is used as a survey tool to count traits. The @boardname@ saves the counts and reports them on the display when asked.

## Lesson concept

### Population trait experiment example

Watch this video about how to perform a population trait experiment.

https://youtu.be/NNZEMiJHY2o

## Contents

* [Overview](/courses/ucp-science/population/overview)
* [Setup and procedure](/courses/ucp-science/population/setup-procedure)
* [Resources](/courses/ucp-science/population/resources)

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Adapted from "[Population Trait Data Counter](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CC5uhIoZK4Q67vU5Ldwna6GEeZYXNDYzgO8BUUjPuwI)" by [C Lyman](http://utahcoding.org) [![CC BY-NC-SA](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/80x15.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
