Baw baw frogs
Engaging activities inspired by recent scientific research...
ready for your classroom!
The purpose of this website is to equip you with ready-to-go activities and resources inspired by research into the declining Baw Baw frog numbers.
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It brings the Scientist and the Science into the classroom without the Scientist actually being there!
The content on this website is aimed at the Year 9 classroom.
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Activities include:
- a guided-inquiry practical investigation
- a stop motion animation to understand the chytrid fungus
- a debate to consider ethics in scientific research
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Links to the Victorian Curriculum:
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1. Biological Sciences
- Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (VCSSU121)
- ​Multicellular organisms rely on coordinated and interdependent internal systems to respond to changes to their environment (VCSSU117).
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2. Science Inquiry Skills
- Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (VCSIS140)
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3. Science as a Human Endeavour
-The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research (VCSSU116)
The Scientist
PhD student Tom Burns