Lesson 2: Life Cycle of Frogs
Objectives:
Students will:
- understand that there are changes in a frog from egg to full adult development
- demonstrate an understanding of the frog's life cycle through the creation of an illustration
- use the computer as a tool to access web sites to gather information
Instructional Methods:
- inquiry, discussion, reading for meaning
Materials Needed:
- Internet site bookmarked - Life Cycle of a Frog/Toad
(http://www.vtaide.com/png/frog.htm)
- book Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
- construction paper (various colors), glue, scissors, markers, crayons
Activities Prior to Computer:
- Use a shared reading strategy to read the book Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
- discuss changes that occurred in the frog
Activities While at the Computer:
(as a class or in small group with an adult)
- Click on the title of the Internet site below:(already bookmarked)
Life Cycle of a Frog/Toad
- Have the adult read with the students "Life Cycle of a Frog or Toad".
- Have a student click on the underlined words to see how the stages are illustrated.
- Use the BACK button to return to the lifecycle after viewing each stage.
Activities For After Using the Computer:
- students will create their own illustration of the frog's lifecycle
- before beginning this activity, review the illustrations in the book Fish is Fish and compare them to the ones viewed on the web site
- draw conclusions about techniques that were used
- color background for lifecycle picture and use cut or torn pictures to create eggs, tadpoles, frogs,
- have students place arrows appropriately to show the continuous cycle
Student Assessment:
- Hold a teacher conference with a small group of 4-6 students about the frog's lifecycle they just made. Ask them to:
* describe the various stages of the frog lifecycle
* tell the order of these changes
- Make anecdotal notes during this conference noting such things as:
* Did the student use the computer with some assistance to gather information?
* Did the student include all stages of the frog's lifecycle in his/her illustration?
Additional Resources:
Frog
Life Cycle Cards to Sequence
(http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/sequencingfrog/)
Frogs
- Tadpole Theme (http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/frogs.shtml)
Frog
and Toad are Friends (http://www.edhelper.com/books/Frog_and_Toad_Are_Friends.htm)
Frogs
and Toads in Color and Sound (http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/frogs.html)
Here's
our Frog and Toad Unit (http://home.att.net/~cattonn/frog.html)
Frogs
(http://www.zoomwhales.com/subjects/amphibians/Frogprintout.shtml)
The
Life of Frogs and Toads (http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/faq1.html)
The
Froggy Page (http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/)
Thousand
Friends of Frogs (http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/)
Welcome
to Frogland (http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml)
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