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Instructions:

This day we will visit the Internet, to discover The Life Cycle of Animals: Frogs (In the heart of our home.)

We’re going to focus on the 5 different stages of Life:1.) Eggs to Fertilized Eggs, 2.) Legless Tadpole, 3.) Development of Hindlegs, 4.) Development of Front Legs, 5.) Fully Developed adult Frog.

We will then, answer and submit questions via the internet. All answers are available at the links at the end of the Presentation.

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Stage 1:Tadpole to Adult Frog

Name what’s in the picture?

How long do they stay like this?

What is the next stage called?

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Stage 2: Tadpole to Adult Frog

Name the picture?

Which stage is this?

How long do they stay like this?

What is the next stage called?

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Stage 3: Tadpole to Adult Frog

Name the picture?

Name the next stage in the cycle?

What color is it?

How long do they stay like this?

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Stage 4: Tadpole to Adult Frog

What’s on the front and back of the frog?

What’s the name of this frog?

How long do they stay like this?

What’s the next stage?

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Stage 5: Tadpole to Adult Frog

What is this final stage called?

What is it sitting on?

What do they eat?

***Check the next slides for all answers to the questions***

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Stage 5: Tadpole to Adult Frog

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Links to answer Questions:

Link-Slide 3/Stage 1:

http://magickcanoe.com/blog/page/83/

Frogs lay thousands of jelly-covered eggs that do not have shells. This jelly protects the eggs from being eaten by creatures in the water. Frogs lay their eggs in water or wet places so that the eggs don't dry up or die. The floating clump of eggs is called a frog spawn

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Slide 4/Stage 2: Answers

The embryos develop in the eggs and grow until they look like small tadpoles, or frog babies.

The tadpoles grow until they are big enough to break free.

This can take from three days to three weeks. Tadpoles have a head, tail and body.

They breathe by getting air from the water through their gills.

They eat algae as they swim. As tadpoles grow, their gills shrink and a flap of skin grows over them. They also develop tiny teeth and a jaw.

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Slide 5/Stage 3: Answers

After the tadpoles are one month old, a bulge appears at the base of their tail.

This is where their hind legs are going to grow. They also grow lungs for breathing.

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Links for all Answers

Overview of Life Cycle of a Frog Link:

http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/frogsandtoads/a/tadpoles_2.htm

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm

Videos:

video.nationalgeographic.com/.../frog-tadpole-kids/‎

Sounds:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUcfvd0X9rg‎

http://www.soundsnap.com/tags/croak

http://www.sounddogs.com/previews/25/mp3/267071_SOUNDDOGS__an.mp3

Class Activity Link:

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mfroglifecycle.htm

http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/activities.htm

Pictures to Print:

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/lifecycle.html