Objective this week: To learn about the fish & animals of the Amazon River Basin and understand their importance to the ecosystem in which they live. From there, transition from aquatic to terrestrial animals and environments
Monday
Video - "Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest"
Tuesday
Reflection over the video; transition from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Begin discussing dichotomous keys
Wednesday
Key construction and key assignment
Thursday
Begin discussing amphibians - history, morphology, etc
Friday
Amphibian anatomy & physiology