This TopicQuest was designed for 3rd grade students.
By Marti McLoon at Valdosta State University, a Preservice Teacher
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Introduction Have you ever walked out into your yard and saw a frog? Have you ever wondered about the lifecycle of a frog or wheather they are poisonous? You can find the answers to these frog questions and much more by visiting the links below. |
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You can go to this website to
find out all about the life
cycle that a frog goes through. It starts
with "birth" and goes through adulthood. |
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This website will let you explore
all about frogs. Just
scroll down the page and read about the different things that make a frog
a frog. |
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This page will explain the different
shapes of the eyes of frogs.
It may suprise you how many shapes there are. |
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Did you know that some frogs are poisonous?
Go to this page and see the most poisonous
frog in the world. |
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Do you know what a frog sounds like
and looks like as it croaks? Go to this page and click on the different
types of frogs to hear that type of frog croak. |
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This site will have you croaking with
information about frogs. Visit the Britannica
Encyclopedia. |
| Mission Imagine that you are a great scientist
who has done a lot of research about frogs. National Geographic needs
your help to make a new brochure showing some of the most important frogs
in the world, such as the most poisonous, smallest, and largest. You
will have to include on the brochure pictures or drawings of the frogs and
at least one sentence telling what is special about each frog. Go to
the Internet site provided to obtain the information you need to complete
your brochure.
Mission Steps
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Marti's Homepage |
martimcloon@yahoo.com |
VSU TopicQuest Pages |
TopicQuest Lesson Plan |