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Amphibian Resources

Resource for Activity 3.3

Draw a Frog - http://www.drawingnow.com/how-to-draw-a-frog.html

Resource for Unit Four - Main Text

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/amphibians-animals/frogs-and-toads/frog_bull.html

Resources for Unit Five Main Text - Lifecycle Links

http://www.vtaide.com/png/frog.htm

http://www.vtaide.com/png/frog2.htm

http://www.softschools.com/science/frog/life_cycle.jsp

Resources for Activity 5

Frog Activities:

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

Frog Games:

http://www.froggyville.com/games.htm

http://allaboutfrogs.org/funstuff/java/index.html

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/frog/Flash/frog.html

Parts of a frog worksheet:

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/frog/Flash/frog.html

Resource for Unit Seven Main Text

http://www.toadaflage.com/

Puffing Toad Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LuW2F7F_u4

Resource for Activity 8.1

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/cane-toad.html

Resource for Activity 8.3

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Cane-Toad

Resource for Unit Ten Main Text

http://www.luc.edu/faculty/wwasser/dev/regen.htm

http://www.dnatube.com/video/504/Newt-Limb-Regeneration

Resource for Unit 13 Main Text

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-salamander.html

Resource for Activity 13.2

http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/896/1/1/how-to-draw-a-spotted-salamander.htm

Resource for Unit 14 Main Text

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-65HIlIaB0

Resource for Activity 15.1

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-caecilian.html

Resources for Activity 15.3

Visit the following website to learn more about caecilians:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ4sGjMinjk

Have some fun with amphibians!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/profile_amphibians.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kc_classification_amphibians.htm

http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/amphibians

Resource for Activity 16.1

Watch the following videos to learn more about the life cycle of caecilians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lAfOTR9tY4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4-EL1fl6Go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K6szXrBHwM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAvIgnzHU1A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqDwNOch8o

Resources for Activity 17.1-3

Best Pet Report - Link 1

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/salamanders/a/tigersalamander.htm

Best Pet Report - Link 2

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/salamanders/a/firebelliednewt.htm

Best Pet Report - Link 3

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/frogsandtoads/p/dwarfclawedfrog.htm

Resource for Activity 18.1

http://mmh.lethsd.ab.ca/grade5/wetlands/page3.htm

Resource for Activity 19.3

This is a wetland unit study for you to spend some time on.

http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/wetlands/pdfs/ysw1.pdf

More about wetlands:

http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/wetlands/index.htm

This is a good website about wetland conservation:

http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season8/forestsdesertswetlands/wetlandsfacts.cfm

Resources for Final Projects

Pick 2 or 3 activities from the list below.  Then you can move on to your next Simple Schooling Science course!

1.  Get an amphibian pet.  There aren't many amphibians that make good pets for kids, but you did learn about three in unit seventeen.  Make sure you do your homework before taking on the responsibility of these pets.

2.  You can also but tadpoles and raise them through their life cycle.  Check out these websites for more information about raising frogs form tadpoles.

http://animal.discovery.com/videos/backyard-habitat-make-a-tadpole-aquarium.html

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/frogs-tadpoles/c/158/

3.  If raising a live amphibian wasn't what you were thinking when you thought about projects, why not write a report?  You can use the report sheet at the end of the course to get your ideas down.  Then transfer your answers to another sheet of paper and write it all down in complete sentences.

4.  How about making an amphibian diorama.  A diorama is a 3-d representation of an animal's habitat.  Pick your favorite amphibian and then try to recreate their habitat in a box.  You can get more information about how to make a diorama here: http://www.squidoo.com/shoebox-diorama

5.  Fill out the compare and contrast sheets at the end of the course. This is a good way to see how the different types of amphibians are alike and different.

6.  Younger kids can read Flora the Frog by Shirley Isherwood.  Find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Flora-Frog-Shirley-Isherwood/dp/1561452238