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• Name: Julie Ziemba
• Position and Institution: PhD student, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
• Contact: jziemba09@uga.edu
• Year contributed: 2019

• Grade Level: 7, 8, Biology, Environmental Science
• Georgia Standards of Excellence: S7L4a, S7L4c

Using global amphibian declines as a case study, students will examine how multiple stressors are driving the biodiversity crisis and learn what conservation actions can help mitigate these losses. This lesson includes: 1) a brief PowerPoint on biodiversity and basic amphibian biology and ecology, 2) a card game activity, in which student groups will assess how different natural and anthropogenic stressors influence amphibian survival throughout their complex life cycles, and 3) a reflective Think-Pair-Share discussion on major takeaways from the game.

• biodiversity
• stressor
• conservation
• mitigation
• biology
• ecology
• ecosystem

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