Frogs

Teacher's Guide

Created by: E.Bender

Project Web Page Coordinator Patti Greenleaf

Introduction

This lesson plan was developed as part of the Amphitheater School District Technology Literacy Challenge Fund grant. The purpose of the program is to provide teachers with a way of learning about technology and in turn provide students with the best teaching practices and curriculum through technology. This lesson plan was developed as part of the program's TLCF Science Guides, which are a series of web-based lessons designed by teachers to provide students with on-line educational opportunities in the area of science.

Disclaimer: While every precaution was taken to insure the integrity of the sites included in this lesson plan, with the dynamic nature of the World Wide Web sites can constantly change. Teachers are advised to view the sites before conducting a lesson with their students.

Frogs are fascinating! Kids love frogs. You will find three lessons on frogs for primary students. In these lessons, students will examine and diagram the life cycle of tadpole to frog. They will compare frogs and toads answer questions, and then they can have fun viewing photos of frogs and coloring them.

Lesson Objectives

Students will identify, describe and diagram the life cycle of a frog
Students will compare and restate the similarities and differences between frogs and toads.
Students will evaluate information and answer questions.
Students will identify and illustrate a frog.

Arizona State Science Standards

Standard 4: Life Science

Trace the life cycles of various organisms.
Construct classification systems based on the structure of organisms.
Identify adaptations of animals that allow them to live in specific environments.

Materials

Computer lab.
Paper, writing and coloring utensils for students.
Access to the Internet for each computer.
LIFE CYCLE DIAGRAM
FROG/TOAD CHART
COLOR THE FROG

Student Activity One

Students will view pictures of the development of a frog from a tadpole and read the accompanying text. They will then fill in a chart describing the life cycle of frogs and toads. To print out the cycle diagram click on LIFE CYCLE DIAGRAM

Link to sites in activity:

FROG LIFE CYCLE

http://aoife.indigo.ie/~ipcc/lifecycle.html

This site shows drawings of the life cycle of a frog from tadpole to adult frog and accompanying text.

FROG LIFE CYCLE II

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1337/info.html

Another site with drawing and text of frog life cycle.

Student Activity Two

Students will view pictures of frogs and toads. They will then fill out a chart to describe the and differences between frogs and toads. To print out chart for students, click on FROG/TOAD CHART

Link to sites in activity:

FROGLAND FROGS AND TOADS

http://www.teleport.com/~dstroy/frogland.html

This site compares frogs and toads. You will need to go first to Wierd Facts and then Frog or Toad?

Student Activity Three

In this lesson students will view various photos of frogs. They will answer five questions about frogs. They will listen to their calls and then choose one of the pictures to color. To print out the pictures, click on Color the Frog below.

COLOR THE FROG

http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/frogscolor.html

This site from Minnesota pollution control has nine pictures of frogs and toads that can be enlarged and printed out for students to color.

FROG PICTURES

http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/frogsforkids.html#didyouknow

Students will look at pictures and explore the various types of frogs and toads. They will listen to the calls and answer questions after reading the text. They will then choose one of the pictures to color.

Performance Standards

Grading Standards will be found at each student activity.

Additional Sites

Emili's Home Page of Frogs ---Pictures of Frogs
Froggy Page All kinds of frogg fun--from games to jokes to origami!
Frogs and Toads Lesson

Additional Readings

Froggy Book List -Literature compiled by Froggy Page
Additional Resourses List of Books
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