Created by:

Beth Zemke, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine, California

URL: https://www.can-do.com/uci-webquests/1998-webquests

Area of Study:   FROGS 

FOR TEACHERS:  This lesson was developed for fifth and sixth graders to work on independently.   For a variety of reasons, a handful of students in my class do not choose to dissect frogs with the class during the regular class session.  This lesson was developed for those students to work on during these class periods.  It can of course be used for any purpose you have in mind.  Although I developed it for a 2 hour period, it can last for much longer.  I have created worksheets for use with Quests #1 and #2 (scavenger hunt and frog anatomy).  You are welcome to them.  Contact me at MadScntz@aol.com and I will be glad to e-mail or snail mail them to you.  :-) 

Objective: Students  will develop an appreciation for the role frogs and other amphibians play in their ecosystems and learn about the anatomy of the frog.

Web Quests 1 - 3
(1) Take a tour of Frogland

Step 1:  Obtain a Scavenger Hunt worksheet (optional).
Step 2:  Click on the first link below and visit each site in any order you choose.
Step 3:  Complete the scavenger hunt page if directed to by your teacher.
Step 4:  In order to get back here the internet address is printed at the top of the scavenger hunt page.
Step 5:  Check out Jurassic Frog.  It's interesting.

(2) Virtual frog dissection.

Step 1:  Obtain a frog anatomy worksheet.
Step 2:  Click on the first link below.
Step 3:  You should be able to work on the Virtual Frog Dissection (click on the frog at the top of the web page) and the Virtual Frog Builder (mentioned in the second paragraph or the fourth blue phrase on the web page).  The Virtual Frog Builder will test your knowledge developed during the Virtual Frog Dissection.
Step 4:  The four "Whole.Frogs" from "george" illustrate different sections of the frog and will help you fill in the labels on the frog anatomy worksheet.

Click on the link below

http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html Virtual Frog Dissection
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog/builder.info.html Virtual Frog Builder
http://george.lbl.gov/ITG/Whole.Frog/frog/label2.jpg  Organ System
http://george.lbl.gov/ITG/Whole.Frog/frog/label3.jpg  Digestive System
http://george.lbl.gov/ITG/Whole.Frog/frog/label4.jpg  Nervous System
http://george.lbl.gov/ITG/Whole.Frog/frog/frog.gif  3D View of Internal Structures
By the end of this activity, you should be able to assemble and disassemble any frog or toad  living in our world.