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Standards** State of Alabama Science Standards Biology- Grade 9-12
 * Module 2: Unit Plan
 * Identify cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems as levels of organization in the biosphere.
 * Classify animals according to type of skeletal structure, method of fertilization and reproduction, body symmetry, body coverings, and locomotion.
 * Write scientific names accurately by using binomial nomenclature
 * Describe protective adaptations of animals, including mimicry, camouflage, beak type, migration, and hibernation.


 * Objectives**
 * * Students will identify the organs and organ systems, as well as the function of each in the body of //Rana pipiens//, the leopard frog.
 * Students will create a presentation on an amphibian species explaining where the animal is found and why it is important to its ecosystem.
 * Students will classify amphibian species using correct taxonomy and binomial nomenclature.
 * Students will explain amphibian adaptations utilized for survival. ||

Where are amphibians found? || What is the habitat of amphibians? What adaptations enable amphibians to survive in their habitat? ||
 * **Curriculum-Framing Questions** ||
 * || **Essential Question** || What are amphibians? ||
 * || **Unit Questions** || What are the classifications of amphibians?
 * || **Content Questions** || Why are amphibians important to their ecosystems?