J.T.Stroud | Ecology & Evolution
  • Home
  • Research
    • Ecology & Evolution
    • Climate Change
    • Conservation Biology
    • Natural History
  • Publications & CV
  • Teaching
    • Undergraduate Teaching
    • Undergraduate Research Supervision
    • QBIC Higher Level Teaching
  • Outreach
    • #LizardsOnTheLoose : Fairchild Challenge
    • High School research experience
    • FIU GLADES - ESA SEEDS Chapter
  • Tutorials & Blog posts
    • Anole Annals Blog posts (NSF-Funded)
    • Upwithclimate Blog posts (NSF-Funded)
    • Wading Through Research blog posts (NSF-funded)
    • Research protocols
    • Miami anole lizards!

Exploring the Environmental sciences with the fairchild challenge 

Picture
For the past 4 years (2013-16) I have independently led a workshop at FTBG during Exploring the Environmental Sciences events for local high school students. During these events, of which there are multiple per year, I teach groups of high school students (~10-15 students, 5 groups/event) about community ecology using Anolis lizards observable on the garden grounds (see Fig 5). Additionally, I have made a photographic guide to the lizards of South Florida that will be made available to all visitors to the botanic garden (FTBG attracts >350,000 visitors per year).


​(Left) Here I am leading a workshop at FTBG for K12 students on lizard identification and community ecology, specifically explaining the form and function of extendable throat fans (dewlaps) in Anolis​ lizards.

Picture
Picture
(Left, Above) High School students and teachers proudly showing off captured Puerto Rican crested anoles (Anolis cristatellus) during Fairchild Challenge - Exploring the Environmental Sciences (EES) days.
​Photo credit: Fairchild Challenge Staff
Proudly powered by Weebly