AmphibiaWeb is excited to announce a new lesson plan focused on disease ecology has been added to our For Educators page (just in time for summer curriculum planning). Researchers and educators at the California Academy of Sciences developed an educational game with supporting resources that teach the principles of epidemiological modeling and introduce students to the global amphibian chytridiomycosis pandemic. Through the game-play, students model disease spread in different amphibian populations around the world and try out different strategies for stopping the disease. This activity can be adapted to high school and undergraduate classrooms for one or multiple class periods with optional extension activities. To learn more, visit Outbreak! Racing the Clock to Stop a Frog-Killing Fungus.

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