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Ducksters

Ducksters: Amphibians for Kids: Frogs, Salamanders, and Toads

For Students 1st - 9th
What is an amphibian? Kids learn about these cold blooded animals including salamanders, frogs, and toads. Lifecycle such as tadpole and metamorphosis.
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Handout
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Cane Toads Cannibalise Their Young

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article deals with the cannibalistic behavior of Cane toads toward their children. The adult toads wiggle their toes and the children, thinking they are chasing an insect, approach the adult toad...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Gold Poison Dart Frogs

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Gold Poison Dart Frog, poisonous amphibians from South America.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Northern Leopard Frog

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here, the Northern Leopard Frog, a popular frog throughout North America, is described in succinct detail.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Frog Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using images of a dissection, students learn how to dissect and label a frog. (This flipchart contains actual photographs of a frog dissection.)
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Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Tree Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of a tree frog, including its appearance and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Frog Dissection Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using diagrams of a dissection, students learn how to dissect and label the anatomy of a frog.
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Activity
National Wildlife Federation

Ranger Rick's Go Wild!: Pop Up Frog Card

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to do a fun activity? Make a pop-up frog card that you can make for Valentine's day--or any day! All you need is some paper, scissors, and glue!
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Handout
Other

The frog.org: Feeding

For Students 9th - 10th
TheFrog.org provides information about the lives of frogs. This particular page discusses the diet of a typical frog.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Breeding Success for Lincolnshire's Natterjacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explains efforts in England to help Natterjack toad populations grow through introducing populations from different parts of the country into depleted areas.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Creature Creation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will create a frog and identify its characteristics.
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Handout
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Arnold Lobel

For Students 3rd - 5th
A comprehensive look at some of the works of Arnold Lobel and their significance in children's literature. Also contains summaries for many of Lobel's books and links to other Lobel sites.
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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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Interactive
Other

Interactive Froggy Fun and Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play frog and toad checkers, amuse yourself with frog tic-tac-toe, and find out what kind of frog you are by taking a personality quiz on this fun and interactive site.
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Curated OER

Pocket Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you don't know about frogs, frogs vs. toads, frog size, sight, environment, legs, mouth, food, color, defense, tadpoles, and more.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Bullfrogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, the Canadian Museum of Nature details the giant of the frogs-the bullfrog.
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Handout
Other

The frog.org: Biology, Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
TheFrog.org provides a site dedicated to information and links on frogs. This particular page discusses how the amphibian moves.
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Activity
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Amphibians

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this awesome amphibian resource from EnchantedLearning.com. Students and teachers will benefit from the printouts found within this site. Some printouts are in different languages.
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Amphibian Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how amphibians are classified into three orders.
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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Suffield National Wildlife Area: Amphibians at Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Plains Toad and the Northern Leopard Frog live in Suffield National Wildlife Area in Alberta, among other areas. These are two Canadian amphibians whose wetlands habitats are increasingly threatened by human activities....
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Article
US Forest Service

Usda Forest Service: Investi Gator: Pacific Northwest Climate Change Ed. [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
This journal is written for upper elementary students. This issue offers four articles, written by scientists, about climate change issues that affect the Pacific Northwest. In addition, students get to meet the scientists who did the...
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Handout
University of Michigan

University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general description of amphibians and then describes in detail the characteristics of local animals in southern Michigan. Pictures, classification information, and sound clips of some amphibians are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:5 Investigation 12 Amphibians & Reptiles

For Teachers 4th
Activity provides for comparing and contrasting the behavior and structure of amphibians and reptiles of Utah.