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Mr &
Mrs Smith's Life Science
Unit 2 Diversity of Life
Chapter 11 Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles
Section 3 Amphibians
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Teacher Resources Student Extra Credit
11-3 Amphibians
What is an Amphibian?
Frogs & Toads
Salamanders & Newts
Caecilians (legless)
Living on Land
| Day 1 |
| Topic Amphibians |
| Objectives Introduction to Amphibians |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Amphibians Eyewitness Video 35 minutes |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 2 | ||||||||||
| Topic 11-3 What are amphibians? | ||||||||||
| Objectives Define amphibian. List the three orders of amphibians. List six characteristics of amphibians. Discuss the characteristics of amphibians. Identify amphibians as vertebrates that can live on land for part of their entire lives. |
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Classwork-Homework VocabularyAmphibian: animal that lives part of its life in water and part on land in Greek amphibian means "double life"
Three Orders of Amphibians
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TEC Science
Explorer 327 Amphibians Underground |
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Resources Amphibian Alert 81
pages Pictures for bulletin board! Introduction page! |
| Day 4 |
| Topic Metamorphosis |
| Objectives Recognize the characteristics of reptiles. Identify reptiles as vertebrates that can live on land for their entire lives. Explain that amphibians and reptiles are ectotherms. Observe and describe characteristics of eggs. Students will follow the life cycle of a frog and become aware of some of the threats it faces as it matures. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework
VocabularyLarva: immature stage of many animals that usually looks different than the adult form Tadpole: larval stage of a frog Metamorphosis: changes during the stages of development of an organism.
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| TEC |
| ResourcesFrog Game Frog Steps Game Spinner Gameboard |
Amphibians
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| Topic Directions to Frog Sandwich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives Learn the organs and systems of the frog. Draw and label digestive system of the frog. |
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Classwork-Homework Frog
Sandwich: Digestive SystemUse Biology Coloring Pages as a reference.
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| TEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resources Frog Sandwich
Student Pages Student Instructions Teacher Directions |
| Day 7 |
| Topic Frog respiratory system |
| Objectives Draw, color, outline, and label organs of frog's respiratory system. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Frog Sandwich Draw, color, outline, and label organs of frog's respiratory system. |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 8 |
| Topic Frog Circulatory system |
| Objectives Draw, color, outline, and label organs of frog's circulatory system. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Frog Sandwich Draw, color, outline, and label organs of the frog's circulatory system. |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 9 |
| Topic Frog Urogenital system |
| Objectives Draw, color, outline, and label organs of frog's urogenital system. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Frog Sandwich Draw, color, outline, and label organs of the frog's urogenital system. Frog
Dissection Coloring Page |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 10 |
| Topic On line frog dissection |
| Objectives View pictures of frog organs. Record organ names. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Use the Frog Morphology
and Physiology Tutorials to write down the organs that correspond to each numbered
structure. Record answers on Frog Worksheet . |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day BLOCK SCHEDULE 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Topic Frog Dissection 2 Periods | ||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives Identify external characteristics of a grass frog. Identify internal organs of the frog's mouth. Locate and identify the internal organs of the frog. Record information. |
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| Classwork-Homework Use Frog Dissection Checklist to evaluate the dissection as the kids work. **Only use if having block time. Not enough time for only one period.  Frog Dissection
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| TEC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resources Frog Dissection
Transparencies Frog Brain Dissection Frog Urogenital
Worksheet Alternative to Frog Dissection |
| Day 12 |
| Topic Frog Dissection 2 Periods |
| Objectives |
| State Goals |
| Classwork / Homework |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 13 |
| Topic Frog Evaluation. |
| Objectives Evaluate frog dissection. Evaluate knowledge of fish. Evaluate knowledge of amphibians. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Frog
Dissection Evaluation |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 14 |
| Topic Test on Fish and Amphibians |
| Objectives Evaluate knowledge over fish and Amphibians |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Test on Chordates, Fish, and Amphibians |
| TEC |
| Resources |
Activities Investigations
Art
Resources
 WebSites |
| AMPHIBIANS |
 The Puzzle
of Declining Amphibian Populations Questions |
| Frog Futures Game |
| Alberta
Amphibian Monitoring Program 71 pages Information, Frog Dilemma
p.10, Meeting Amphibians p.15, Amphibian labels p.21, Frog or Toad p.24, Amphibian
Designs p.25, Amphibian Measurements p.43, 4 Frog Coloring Sheet p.51, Frog Jokes p.62. |
| Amphibian Bookmark
Salamander and Frog Life Cycle picture. |
| Ammonite Egg
Amphibians had to return to water to lay eggs. Reptiles were the first group to
live completely on the land. The ammoniate egg allowed them to place their eggs on
dry land, the water (amniotic fluid) was IN the egg. |
| Amphibian
Information |
| Amphibians
Links from NetVet for Frogs and Toads and other Amphibians |
| Great Lakes Declining
Amphibians Working Group The Great Lakes Declining Amphibians Working
Group is a Regional Working Group of the IUCN/SSC
Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF), devoted to
investigating the worldwide decline in amphibian populations. DAPTF publishes the
newsletter FROGLOG
. Regional working groups promote research and education, and act as information clearing
houses. |
| DISSECTION |
| Frog Brain Dissection |
| Frog
Dissection Worksheets Frog Dissection Checklist |
| Net Frog: OnLine Dissection
An interactive frog dissection on-line. Learn how to dissect a frog with photo images,
movies, and text. |
| Virtual Frog Dissection
You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and
play the Virtual Frog
Builder Game. |
| FROGS |
| Use the Frog Morphology
and Physiology Tutorials to write down the organs that correspond to each numbered
structure. Record answers on Frog Worksheet. |
| Help
Scientists Collect Frog Data Canadian site. Good fact sheets on frog
species. |
| Color Me Frog |
| Frogs For Kids Coloring Book
Tree Frogs, Green Frogs, Mink Frog, Leopard Frog, Spring Peeper Frog, Western Chorus Frog,
Wood Frog |
| Somewhat Amusing
World of Frogs |
| Case of
the Disappearing Frogs She walked into my office late one day and brought
trouble with her. The first thing I noticed were her legs. They were long. Come to think
of it they were green, too, with funny little webbed feet. She looked at me with those big
bulging eyes and I knew she needed help. I took her arm and hopped her over to a chair.
Her skin was moist. She told me her offspring were missing . . . all three thousand of
them. |
| Croak
New town. New job. Tough boss. Suddenly it's up to you to find out why extinction
threatens the celebrated frogs in the town park. An Access Excellence Science
Mystery. |
| Eggs to Toads A site
with information about frogs and toads. Lots of links! |
| Exploding Frog Skeleton |
| Frog Images Pictures of frog species. Click on the picture to
enlarge. |
| Frog Morphology
and Physiology Tutorials Images that are designed to help you review what
you learned during the dissection of the frog. |
| Frog Watch, USA Welcome to
Frogwatch USA. This Web site is the Internet presence of an educational frog and toad
monitoring program coordinated by the US Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center. Frogwatch USA relies on volunteers, like you, to collect information
regarding frog and toad populations in neighborhoods across the nation. Please
explore the Web site and see if you would like to become a Frogwatch USA volunteer. |
| Frogs The Frogs
exhibition ran at the Exploratorium in San Francisco from February 13, 1999 through
February 6, 2000. Here online, you can still enjoy our frog articles, interactive exhibits
and hands-on activities. |
| Malformed Frogs
Defining the anatomy of the malformed metamorphosed frogs |
| North
American Bullfrogs Photos and detailed facts about
these cannibalistic frogs that will not hesitate to eat their own kind. |
| Poison
Dart Frogs From tiny pores in its skin, the frog secretes a defensive
toxin that makes it unpalatable to curious predators and which could easily kill if
injected into a human or other animal. |
| Virtual
Frog Builder Game |
| Where Have All the Frogs Gone? |
| KEYS: GUIDES: CHECKLISTS |
| Amphibians Key for
Idaho Neat Visual Key |
| Amphibians of Aquatic
Illinois Information on the bull frog, spotted salamander, and mud puppy. |
| Amphibians of Canada
Click on the salamander or the frog to explore amphibian families |
| Checklist of Amphibian Species
and Identification Guide An online guide for the identification of
amphibians in North America and Mexico |
| Frogs and
Toads Found in Texas Pictures and sounds. |
| OnLine Amphibian
Identification Key Identify amphibians by clicking on pictures. |
| NEWTS |
| Central
Newt Features, history, and range. |
| SALAMANDERS |
| Barton
Springs Salamander Features, history, and range. |
| Dwarf
Salamander Features, history, and range. |
| Japanese Giant Salamander
The salamander is a timid, harmless animal that looks like a lizard but is related to
frogs and toads. It is a type of amphibian. |
| Marbled
Salamander Cool facts on this creature's looks, habitat, diet, and habits. |
| San Marcos
Salamander Features, history, and range. |
| Texas
Salamander Features, history, and range. |
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 Alternative to Frog Dissection
You will explore web sites about frog anatomy and construct a journal that chronicles your
explorations. |
| Ammonite Egg Read the article, color the diagram,
and answer the questions. |
| Case of
the Disappearing Frogs Welcome to "The Case of
the Disappearing Frogs" brought to you by the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Follow our saga
as we investigate. Take part in the OnLine investigation. Solve the
Crime? Bring me a written solution. |
| Frog Facts
For extra credit add a blank frog page to your Frog Book. Call it Frog Facts.
Include information on frogs, names of frogs, frog sayings, and interesting frog facts. |