"AmphibiansCount"

Swartswood State Park
Duck Pond
Citizen Science Program

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Program Design

• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Amphibians as indicators
  • Take air and water measurements
  • Take census (counting)
• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count local amphibians

Program Design

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Thermometer
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
• Documentation
  • Journal

Activity Description

• Goal
  • To involve local citizens in collecting data annually on the amphibians and conditions of a vernal pond.
• Objectives
  • Identify a vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Record air and water temperature
  • Record number of amphibians in the vernal pond

Activity Structure

• Introduction
  • Agenda
  • Logistics
  • Tasks
  • Topic
• Hands-on Activity
  • Identification practice
  • Demonstration of tools and data collection
    

Activity

• In the Field
  • Find the vernal pond
  • Identify the amphibians
  • Collect the data
• Aggregate the Data
  • Share the data

What Will You Do Today?

• Logistics
• Overview
• Hands-on activity
• Field work
• Share data

Identify an amphibian

• Wood Frog
• Spring Peeper
• Bull Frog
• Redback Salamander

Cognitive

• Barriers
  • Information Overload
  • Short attention span
  • Communication: non-written, non-verbal
  • Organization
  • Following directions

Cognitive

• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Amphibians as indicators
  • Take air and water measurements
  • Take census (counting)
• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Take census (counting)

Cognitive

• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count local amphibians
• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count six amphibians

Cognitive

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Thermometer
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
• Documentation
  • Journal

Cognitive

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
• Documentation
  • Modified journal (simple check list)

Visual

• Barriers
  • Reading and writing
  • Manipulation
  • Walking and balance
  • Color blindness
  • Depth perception

Visual

• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Amphibians as indicators
  • Take air and water measurements
  • Take census (counting)
• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count local amphibians

Visual

• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Amphibians as indicators
  • Take air and water measurements
  • Take census (counting)
• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count frogs that can be heard

Visual

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Thermometer
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
• Documentation
  • Journal

Visual

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Talking thermometer
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
• Documentation
  • Modified journal (tape recorder that can be uploaded at facility)

Age-related

• Barriers
  • Mobility
  • Hearing
  • Blind or low vision
    

Age-related

• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Amphibians as indicators
  • Take air and water measurements
  • Take census (counting)
• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count local amphibians

Age-related

• Science Content
  • Define vernal pond
  • Identify amphibians
  • Amphibians as indicators
  • Take air and water measurements
  • Take census (counting)
• Swartswood State Park
  • What and where are the vernal ponds
  • Identify and count local amphibians

Age-related

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Thermometer
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
• Documentation
  • Journal

Age-related

• Science Tools
  • Magnifier
  • Talking thermometer
  • Tapioca
  • Animal Models
  • Field guide
  • Auditory identifier
  • Head sets
  • Benches

Age-related

• Documentation
  • Journal options
  • Standard journal
  • Tape recorder that can be uploaded at facility
  • Large print
  • Modified writing tools