Sound the alarm: Can frogs really tell us what's wrong?
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A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Earth/Environmental Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 9–12
- Subjects
- science (environmental science), thinking skills (information literacy)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about Tyrone Hayes, a scientist who uses biology and herpetology to study frogs.
In this lesson students will:- learn about the life and work of Tyrone Hayes;
- explain how Hayes's cultural and life experiences influenced his career choice and locations of study;
- and explain how studying animals' development may provide insight into environmental hazards—and cures—for humans.
National Geographic provides suggestions for extension activities and multiple links to helpful resources about frogs.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grades 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry in the earth and environmental sciences.
- Objective 1.06: Identify and evaluate a range of possible solutions to earth and environmental issues at the local, national, and global level including considerations of:
- Interdependent human and natural systems.
- Diverse perspectives.
- Short and long range impacts.
- Economic development, environmental quality and sustainability.
- Opportunities for and consequences of personal decisions.
- Risks and benefits of technological advances.
- Objective 1.06: Identify and evaluate a range of possible solutions to earth and environmental issues at the local, national, and global level including considerations of:
- Goal 2: The learner will build an understanding of lithospheric materials, tectonic processes, and the human and environmental impacts of natural and human-induced changes in the lithosphere.
- Objective 2.06: Investigate and analyze the importance and impact of the economic development of earth's finite rock, mineral, soil, fossil fuel and other natural resources to society and our daily lives:
- Availability.
- Geographic distribution.
- Conservation/Stewardship.
- Recycling.
- Environmental impact.
- Challenge of rehabilitation of disturbed lands.
- Objective 2.06: Investigate and analyze the importance and impact of the economic development of earth's finite rock, mineral, soil, fossil fuel and other natural resources to society and our daily lives:
- Goal 4: The learner will build an understanding of the hydrosphere and its interactions and influences on the lithosphere, the atmosphere, and environmental quality.
- Objective 4.04: Evaluate water resources:
- Storage and movement of groundwater.
- Ecological services provided by the ocean
- Environmental impacts of a growing human population.
- Causes of natural and manmade contamination.
- Objective 4.05: Investigate and analyze environmental issues and solutions for North Carolina's river basins, wetlands, and tidal environments:
- Water quality.
- Shoreline changes.
- Habitat preservation.
- Objective 4.04: Evaluate water resources:
