All About Frogs By: Trista Beam Mid Valley Elementary

1. All About Frogs By: Trista Beam Mid Valley Elementary Frogs Images from Google

2. Frogs It’s time to learn about the life of a frog. We will explore some important characteristics and the life cycle. Images from Google

3. Habitat • Frogs are found on all continents of the world, except Antarctica. • most found in tropics • near ponds or streams • trees • burrowed under ground

4. How Do Frogs Breathe? • Frogs can breathe underwater. They breathe through their skin. • Frogs can also breathe on land with their lungs. Images from Google

5. Food • Frogs typically eat insects and worms • Long sticky tongue • Flips out • Attached to front of mouth • Swallow food whole

6. Frogs have big eyes. They are on top of their head. Frogs have webbed feet. The webbing helps them to swim. Eyes and Feet Images from Google

7. Frog Parts eye skin nostril tympanum foot Images from Google

8. A frog starts its life in an egg. The female frog lays her eggs in the water. tiny black dots covered in jelly frogspawn Egg Images from Google

9. Tadpoles grow inside the jelly covering until they are big enough to hatch Push through jelly Gills to breathe Grow fast Eat tiny plants (algae) Tails for swimming Tadpole Images from Google

10. The tadpole grows two back legs and webbed feet. gills begin to shrink lungs develop Tadpole With Two Legs Images from Google

11. The tadpole grows front legs. tail shrinks used for nutrients Tadpole With Front and Back Legs Images from Google

12. Froglet • The tadpole is now a young frog called a froglet. • short tail that continues to shrink • climbs out of water • eats insects and worms Images from Google

13. Adult Frog • Amphibian • lives on land and in the water • Stays near water • moist skin • lays eggs Images from Google

14. Frog Life Cycle Images from Google

15. Frog vs. Toad • Bumpy, dry skin • Lives on land • Has short legs • Usually gray or brown • Smooth, wet skin • Lives near or in water • Long back legs • Many different colors

16. Frogs are cold blooded? body temperature is the same inside as out Did you know… Images from Google

17. Did you know… • Frogs don’t drink water with their mouths? • Absorb water through their skin Images from Google

18. Only male frogs croak? vocal sac buff out like a balloon Did you know… Images from Google

19. There are 4000 different kinds of frogs? Didyou know… Images from Google

20. What is your favorite fact about frogs?