Amazing Amphibians: Exploring the Frog Life Cycle!
Lesson Description
Video Resource
Life Cycle Of A Frog! - The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz
Peekaboo Kidz
Key Concepts
- Life Cycle
- Metamorphosis
- Adaptation
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to identify the four main stages of a frog's life cycle.
- Students will be able to describe the changes that occur during each stage of a frog's life cycle.
- Students will be able to explain why the frog life cycle is an example of metamorphosis.
Educator Instructions
- Introduction (5 mins)
Begin by asking students what they already know about frogs. Show pictures of frogs and ask where they have seen them. Introduce the term 'life cycle' as the series of changes an animal goes through from birth to adult. - Video Viewing (7 mins)
Play the YouTube video 'Life Cycle Of A Frog! - The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz'. Encourage students to pay attention to the different stages of the frog's life. - Discussion (5 mins)
After watching the video, discuss the four stages of the frog life cycle: egg, tadpole, froglet, and adult frog. Write the stages on the board. - Activity: Life Cycle Sequencing (10 mins)
Provide students with pre-cut images representing each stage of the frog life cycle. Have them work individually or in small groups to arrange the images in the correct sequence. They can glue these onto a piece of paper and label each stage. - Wrap-up (3 mins)
Review the four stages of the frog life cycle. Ask students to share one interesting thing they learned about frogs.
Interactive Exercises
- Frog Life Cycle Mobile
Students create a mobile showing the different stages of the frog life cycle. They can draw pictures or use magazine cutouts to represent each stage.
Discussion Questions
- What are the four stages of a frog's life cycle?
- How does a tadpole change as it grows?
- Why do frogs live near water?
Skills Developed
- Observation
- Sequencing
- Critical Thinking
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1:
What is the first stage of a frog's life cycle?
Correct Answer: Egg
Question 2:
What does a tadpole use to swim?
Correct Answer: Tail
Question 3:
Which stage comes after the tadpole stage?
Correct Answer: Froglet
Question 4:
What is it called when an animal changes a lot during its life?
Correct Answer: Metamorphosis
Question 5:
What does an adult frog eat?
Correct Answer: Insects
Question 6:
Where do frogs usually lay their eggs?
Correct Answer: In the water
Question 7:
Which of these animals is an amphibian?
Correct Answer: Frog
Question 8:
What grows on the froglet that the tadpole did not have?
Correct Answer: Legs
Question 9:
What do tadpoles breathe with?
Correct Answer: Nose
Question 10:
How does a frog help keep the ecosystem healthy?
Correct Answer: By eating other animals
Fill in the Blank Questions
Question 1:
A frog starts its life as an ____.
Correct Answer: egg
Question 2:
A baby frog is called a _______.
Correct Answer: tadpole
Question 3:
Frogs go through a big change called __________.
Correct Answer: metamorphosis
Question 4:
Tadpoles live in the ________.
Correct Answer: water
Question 5:
Frogs eat _______, like flies and mosquitoes.
Correct Answer: insects
Question 6:
Before becoming a froglet the tadpole slowly grows ________.
Correct Answer: legs
Question 7:
The froglet still has a tail but is quickly becoming an _______ frog.
Correct Answer: adult
Question 8:
When the tail is completely gone, the frog is an ________.
Correct Answer: adult
Question 9:
Frogs are _______ and can live in the water and on land.
Correct Answer: amphibians
Question 10:
To breathe under water, tadpoles use _______.
Correct Answer: gills
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