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Conservation Action Pledge
General Extension Activities
Population Size Monitoring Activity
Population Size Monitoring ActivityThis activity gives students an understanding of how we monitor wildlife populations. It uses easy-to-find materials and is adaptable to several species. (~25 mins.)
When Frog Stole the Waters
When Frog Stole The Waters.pdfThis PDF features stories from indigenous peoples across North America about the significance of frogs in different cultures. (time varies)
The Thin Green Line Video
Frogs - The Thin Green Line (PBS. 2009).mp4This PBS video talks about what researchers do to save frog populations. (1 hour)
Frog and Toad Infographic
This infographic, created by the Community Engagement team, gives in-depth information about some native amphibians, their threats, and what we can do to help. (time varies)
Reintroduction Video
This video features SDZWA researchers reintroducing over 70 mountain yellow-legged frogs in the San Bernardino Mountains in 2024. (2 mins.)
Middle School Focused Extension Activities
HyperDoc Digital Lesson Plan for MS-LS2-4
MS-LS2-4 HyperDoc: This HyperDoc features a guided lesson plan designed to be done over a week and complements our Frog Recovery Ecology lab. (time varies)
Worksheets 1 and 2: These documents are referenced in the MS-LS2-4 lesson plan and are ready for students to use in the context of the main lesson plan.
Literature Dive
Literature Dive Lesson Plan: This lesson plan provides background on how to set up this lesson with students.
Pre-Lesson Article: This short article is from one of our scientists at the Beckman Center in Conservation Research and is designed to be presented to students BEFORE their field trip. (~15 mins.)
Post-Lesson Article: This post is also from one of our scientists at the Beckman Center in Conservation Research and is designed to be presented to students AFTER their field trip. (~15 mins.)
High School Focused Extension Activities
HyperDoc Digital Lesson Plan
Stay tuned!
In the meantime, you can use the middle school HyperDoc and pull some of the activities for your students to use now.
Literature Dive
Literature Dive Lesson Plan: This lesson plan provides background on how to set up this lesson with students.
Pre-Lesson Article: This short article is from one of our scientists at the Beckman Center in Conservation Research and is designed to be presented to students BEFORE their field trip. (~15 mins.)
Post-Lesson Article: This post is also from one of our scientists at the Beckman Center in Conservation Research and is designed to be presented to students AFTER their field trip. (~15 mins.)
Statistics Activity
Use this data sheet to build statistics into the Frog Recovery Ecology module. (Additional ~15 mins. to the lab)
Please make a copy of the sheet below for your drive and use the pre-built formulas as an example to teach students about t-tests. A copy will need to be made for each user to ensure that two users are never working on the same sheet.
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