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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students color code a world map by region to show the different amphibians and reptiles that live there. They discuss the Nile Crocodile, Snapping Turtle, Komodo Dragon, Indian Python, and Lacertidae. When completed, they create a key for their maps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students describe the structural differences in the respiratory systems of aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates and explain the motivation for these structural adaptations in reference to the differences in habitat. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students, in groups, research the life cycle of an amphibian, insect or bird and then role-play the duties of a park ranger as they present their research to younger students. They create Venn diagrams to compare each animal group. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students create a chart of fact and fiction statements about frogs. They read a variety of fairy tales that include frogs, observe a live frog and listen to recordings of frogs to gather information for their charts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the external and internal structures of an amphibian and how frog anatomy compares to human anatomy. They collect pictures of a frog using a digital camera, create a web page, develop a PowerPoint presentation, and participate in a virtual frog dissection. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students examine amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. They experience the scientific thought process of drawing conclusions from limited paleontological data. Student groups align the figures with the time on the Geologic Time Scale when the animals lived, and discuss some of the key changes that occurred along the evolutionary pathway that led to the form of the modern-day frog. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students evaluate human and herp characteristics. They produce a poster comparing human and reptile or amphibian characteristics such as gills to lungs, noting adaptations within species. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students are introduced to the broad categories of vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. They identify the characteristics of each group and then view slideshows and video of example species. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students promote creativity through painting and drawing different types of vertebrates. They investigate how to classify the different categories of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and manmmals. Studnets draw and paint a variety of vertebrates, and they label each animal with the type of vertebreate it is. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students are able to explain why reptiles and /or amphibians have certain adaptations. They use the library resources and the library databases to find information about reptiles and amphibians. Students organize the information that they have found into a brochure. Full Review »
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