Balancing Act: Trade-offs in frogs, humans, and other animals
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Galactic Polymath
Next Generation Science Standards
- HS-LS4-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.
- HS-LS4-4 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
Balancing Act: Trade-offs in frogs, humans, and other animals
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.