PAT-H5 | Cross-Cutting Concepts
Empirical evidence is needed to identify patterns.
NGSS Cross-Cutting Concepts
PAT-H5 Cross-Cutting Concepts resources
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Balancing Act: Tradeoffs in frogs, humans, and other animals
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Students will follow in the soggy footsteps of scientists wading through ponds at night to record frogs as they learn about biological tradeoffs that connect humans to horses to frogs. Along the way, they'll decide which male a female frog should choose as a mate, based on analysis of call performance.
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Students analyze how the length and duration of frog calls create a pattern that results in a performance threshold.
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2 lessons and 4 supporting media items.
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Guardian Frogs of Borneo: Why Exceptions Matter in Biology and Everyday Life
Out of 8,000+ frog species, Guardian Frogs are one of the first to show females that call & males that care for offspring. Students will gain wonder and appreciation for how diverse animal mating systems are while doing fun activities and analyzing real data.
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Students interpret differences (in an authentic scientific graph) between male and female frog calling patterns to test a hypothesis.
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3 lessons and 3 supporting media items.
