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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Poison Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on poison frogs including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
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Lesson Plan
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Animals 1: Fur, Fins, Feathers, and More

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide focuses on familiar animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Amphibians

For Students 3rd - 5th
Amphibians are cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrates. Most live some of their life in water and some on land. The most common amphibian critter is a frog but there are many others. Read about Wisconsin's many amphibians here.
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Colorado River Toad

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the Colorado River Toad and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learning does not take place only in the classroom. Learning occurs naturally, every day! This KET collection uses original animation and wonderful, visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art, and...
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Chorus Frog

For Students 3rd - 8th
Some of the smallest frogs in Canada, the chorus frogs, are detailed here.
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Interactive
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Frogs, a Disappearing Act

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site students can read about how frogs camouflage to avoid predators. There is an interactive exhibit too! (Must have the Shockwave plug-in to see animation.)
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:costa Rica: Why So Many Frogs?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore the different stages in the growth of a frog, explain why organisms produce large numbers of young and determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.
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Website
Other

Center for Global Environmental Education: A Thousand Friends of Frogs

For Students 3rd - 8th
An in-depth site about the world of frogs. The site includes teacher, student, science, and research sections. There are plenty of facts and activities.
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Lesson Plan
Broward Education Foundation

Padded Frogs for Ranidaphiles (People Who Love Frogs) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students assume a part as a gaming developer and are tasked with designing new frogs for a future update release of the popular game, Pocket Frogs by Nimblebit, LLC. They have to learn the game: manage its math components of coins,...
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Interactive
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Mystery Spot: Croak

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence provides this fictional interactive story that explores the possible reasons for a disappearing species of frogs. Follow the clues, and email your answer!
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Signs of Spring: Frogs

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive presentation that answers a number of questions about frogs. In addition, this resource contains lessons and activities that can be used in the classroom. A general overview is given of migration and the annual cycle.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Toxic Toads and Tyrannical Treefrogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard Youth's article in Zoogoer Magazine highlights facts and information related to various types of treefrogs and toads that are toxic. The types include the inch-long greenhouse frog, the cane toad, Cuban treefrogs, and more.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Rainbow Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Stanley Rand, in his article "Frogs: The Rainbow Connection" looks at a variety of topics related to frogs including types and species, habitats, interesting facts, the difference between frogs and toads, and more.
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Activity
Other

Nature Canada: Nature Watch: Frog Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
FrogWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to record data about a variety of frog species across the country, and then submit their observations. Monitoring frogs provides valuable information about the health of ecosystems and...
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Website
Other

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about amphibians such as the Panamanian Golden Frog and the Poison Dart Frog. Select an animal from the list to begin exploring.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Monte Iberia Eleuth (Eleutherodactylus Iberia)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Monte Iberia Eleuth, including its habitat, appearance, behavior, diet, breeding, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers extensive information about amphibians. Visitors can click on the listed amphibians for further information.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Goliath Frog O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find a definition, fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the Goliath frog.
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Activity
Other

Welcome to Puerto Rico: The Coqui

For Students 9th - 10th
This page presents the Puerto Rican frog the Coqui, part of a diverse family of frog species that are found throughout the Caribbean and Central America.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Frogs Have Special Skin

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about frogs and their unique skin. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Amazing Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses distinguishing features of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Freaky Frogs

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The author describes the production of see-through frogs by scientists in Japan, and this transparent skin allows to see and learn about the frog's organs more easily. This passage is a stand-alone...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Vanishing Frogs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a skin fungus causing the harlequin frog species to become endangered. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.