All About Frogs

1. All About Frogs By: Amanda Fitzgerald EDCI 270 Teacher’s Page

2. Teacher’s Page Objectives Audience and Learning Environment • Through the use of this PowerPoint presentation students will be able to recognize the five stages of a frogs life cycle, theanatomy of the frog, and four different species of frogs. • Students will be able to complete a quiz with 100% accuracy. • This presentation is meant for students at any level in 5th and 6th grades. • Students should work individually or with a small group. • The presentation should be completed in a distraction free environment • A computer with sound is required.

3. Directions • First watch the video on the next slide • Use the navigation buttons to go through the presentation • Review the information • When you are finished, take the quiz.

5. Main Menu Anatomy Life Cycle Species Quiz Main Menu

6. Life Cycle Main Menu

7. Eggs • Frogs lay their eggs in water or wet places • Floating clumps of eggs are called frog spawn • Once laid, the eggs are surrounded by a jellylike covering to protect them Main Menu

8. Tadpole • After 21 days the embryo leaves the jelly shell and attaches to a weed in the water • The embryo grows until it is big enough to break free into the water • This can take from 3 days to 3 weeks depending on the species of frog Main Menu

9. Tadpole with legs • After about 5 weeks, the tadpole starts to grow hind legs • This is followed by the growth of forelegs • The tails become smaller • Lungs begin to develop • Mouth widens Main Menu

10. Adult Frog • 11 weeks after an egg is laid, a fully developed frog emerges from the water. • The frog will now live mostly on land, but returns to the water to swim. Main Menu

11. Interactive Life Cycle What is each part of the life cycle (i.e., adult frog, tadpole, etc.)? Find out by moussing over the picture.

12. Interactive Life Cycle Eggs Tadpole Adult frog Tadpole with Legs

13. Interactive Life Cycle Eggs Tadpole Adult frog Tadpole with Legs

14. Interactive Life Cycle Eggs Tadpole Adult frog Tadpole with Legs

15. Interactive Life Cycle Eggs Tadpole Adult frog Tadpole with Legs

16. Species Blue Poison Arrow Frog Green Tree Frog Leopard Frog Red-Legged Frog Main Menu

17. Blue Poison Arrow Frog • Found only in the Sipaliwini Savannah in the South American country of Suriname • Live in warm humid rainforest areas surrounded by dry savannah and near small streams among moss covered rocks. Main Menu

18. Blue Poison Arrow Frog Cont’d • They are 3-4.5 cm long • Covered in different shades of blue across the body • Produce toxins in the skin to ward off predators Main Menu

19. Leopard Frog • 7.6-12.7 cm long • Range is most of the northern North America except on the Pacific Coast • Live near ponds and marshes, but will venture into well-covered grasslands as well Main Menu

20. Green Tree Frog • 3.2-6.4 cm long • Sound similar to a cow-bell • Live in trees/ shrubland near water • Found along east coast, south and along the Mississippi Valley in the United States Main Menu

21. Red-Legged Frog • 4.4-7.6 cm long • This species lives along the West Coast • Found in humid forests, woodlands, grasslands, and streamsides with plant cover Main Menu

22. Interactive Species Can you name each of the species pictured? Mouse over the picture to see the name. Main Menu

23. Interactive Species Can you name each of the species pictured? Mouse over the picture to see the name. Blue Poison Arrow Frog

24. Interactive Species Can you name each of the species pictured? Mouse over the picture to see the name. Leopard Frog

25. Interactive Species Can you name each of the species pictured? Mouse over the picture to see the name. Green Tree Frog

26. Interactive Species Can you name each of the species pictured? Mouse over the picture to see the name. Red-Legged Frog

27. Anatomy Front Legs Head Trunk Hind Legs Main Menu

28. Head • Contains the brain, mouth, eyes, ears, and nose • Movement is limited Main Menu

29. Trunk • Forms walls for a single body cavity called a coelom • The coelom holds all of the organs Main Menu

30. Front Legs (“Arms”) • Specialized for leaping • 4 toes • Not webbed

31. Hind Legs • Long for jumping • Specialized for leaping • 5 toes per foot • Webbed toes Main Menu

32. Interactive Anatomy Can you name the external parts of the frog? Mouse over the pictures to find out.

33. Interactive Anatomy Can you name the external parts of the frog? Mouse over the pictures to find out. Head

34. Interactive Anatomy Can you name the external parts of the frog? Mouse over the pictures to find out. Trunk

35. Interactive Anatomy Can you name the external parts of the frog? Mouse over the pictures to find out. Front Legs

36. Interactive Anatomy Can you name the external parts of the frog? Mouse over the pictures to find out. Hind Legs

37. Quiz time Main Menu

38. Question 1 • How many stages are in the life cycle? 1 5 4 3

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41. Question 2 • Where do frogs lay their eggs? Wet places Dry places Cold places

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44. Question 3 • How long after an egg is laid is a frog fully developed? 5 weeks 3 weeks 11 weeks

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47. Question 4 • Where do Blue Poison Arrow Frogs live? Warm humid rainforests Trees Grasslands

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50. Question 5 • What instrument does the Green Tree Frog sound similar too? Trumpet Cow-bell Tuba