Real-Life Math
Many scientists are alarmed to find that amphibian populations are
declining around the world. You want to help answer the questions: Is this
true? And why could this be?
As a zoologist, you are studying a frog
population that has been living in a polluted lake area. What are the physiological
effects on the frog? Is it able to move, swim and jump as it normally should?
You
study the sample of frogs. You believe that a frog in a normal condition,
from a normal environment, should be able to jump 18 times the length of its
body.
"The use of math depends upon the area you are working in," says
Leanna Warman, a zoologist. "There are many areas of study in zoology. For
example, in ecology, we use math because we are required to do modeling."
1.
If the first frog is 2/3 of an inch long, how far should it be able to jump?
In inches? In feet?
2.A second frog leaped 1
1/4 feet. How many inches did it jump?