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Frogs and Toads

Can you tell me the difference between a frog and a toad?

Take a second to write down your answer.

When you are done, click on each picture to discover if you were right!

Frogs

• Two bulging eyes

• Strong, long, webbed hind feet that are adapted for leaping and swimming

• Smooth slimy skin

• Generally prefer moister environments.

• Lay eggs in clusters.

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Toads

• Stubby bodies with short hind legs for walking instead of hopping.

• Warty and dry skin.

• Generally prefer dryer environments.

• Paratoid or poison glands behind the eyes.

• Toads tend to lay eggs in long chains.

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IntroductionIn this WebQuest you will become an expert on Salientia.

Before we move on, it is important for you to know, that Toads actually are Frogs! However, they do have some differences, and that is what you are

going to learn all about in this WebQuest.

You can read all about Salientia by taking a look at this website:

http://tolweb.org/Salientia Write 5 Facts from the Heading Introduction in your notes.

Remember the 7 levels of classification: Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

Well Salientia is a classification of zoological class of Amphibians.

You will be uncovering information about the life cycle, anatomy, interesting facts, and the similarities between frogs and toads, plus much more!

Your Final task will be to write a comparative essay on frogs and toads.

Tasks

• Task 1: Learn about the Life Cycle

• Task 2: Label a Life Cycle Diagram

• Task 3: Anatomy: parts of a Frog and Toad

• Task 4: Taking notes on the similarities and differences between Frogs and Toads

• Task 5: Venn Diagram

• Task 6: WOW! That’s Cool: interesting facts

• Task 7: Compare/Contrast essay on Frogs and Toads

Click on the arrows to take you to each page

Process: Task 1

• Click on the Watch Me box below to watch a short video on the life cycle of Frogs and Toads

If it doesn’t load, move to the next step.

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Watch Me

Process: Task 2

Label a Life Cycle DiagramYou will be completing this task for both Frogs and Toads

Click on the picture to take you to the diagram of a frog.

Click on the star to move on to your next task

Process: Task 3

Now that you know the life cycle of Frogs/Toads, you will explore the parts to both.

Click on the link below and scroll down until you see the picture of a frog. Carefully review each of the different parts.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/anatomy.htm

Get Task 3 Handout and Label the frog (external view) Use dictionary.com to find the function of each frog part you have to label .

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Process: Task 4

• You will now be taking notes on the differences between frogs and toads. Follow the links below, and take notes in your science notes. You have already seen some of these sites, but you will revisit them for the note taking process.– http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/frogtoad.html

– http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/frogtoaddiff.html

– http://www.life123.com/parenting/pets/frogs/what-is-the-difference-between-frogs-and-toads.shtml#STS=g1cavduv.1e6r

In class we will be watching the Video Center clip on the differences between Frogs and Toads. As a class, we will discuss some of the differences that we have discovered.

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Process: Task 5

Now that you have studied Frogs and Toads, it is time to put your thoughts into a Venn Diagram.

Type into your Task 5 Venn Diagram (link below)

On the Venn Diagram and label one Frogs and one Toads. Using the information you have gathered from this WebQuest, fill in each portion of the Venn Diagram.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/pdfs/venndiagram.pdf

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Process: Task 6

You know all about the differences between Frogs and Toads. Below are the links to some

fun facts about Frogs and Toads.http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/frog_fact.htm

http://allaboutfrogs.org/news/

http://kidstuff.homestead.com/frogs.html

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• Pause now before proceeding to Step 7…

• Ask your teacher if you can begin writing your essay now!

Process: Task 7• Using the Venn diagram you will compose an essay on frogs

and toads.– Your essay should include:

• Life cycle• Anatomy• Characteristics• Interesting facts• Other similarities and differences that you have found throughout

the WebQuest• You should follow the writing process. Be sure to hand in the following:

– Venn Diagram– Your notes– Edited and revised rough draft.

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Evaluation

Your essay will be graded on a 3 point rubric.

For your self evaluation, make sure you take into account the following expectations for each

task:– Accuracy

– Neatness

– Organization

– Completion

– Was it on time

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Student RubricTasks Exceeds

Expectations3 points

Meets Expectations

2 points

Approaching Expectations

1 point

Does Not Meet Expectaions

0 points

Life Cycle and Anatomy

Venn Diagram

Science Notes

Essay

Self Evaluation

Additional Comment

Teacher RubricTasks Exceed

Expectations3 points

Meets Expectations

2 points

Approaching Expectations

1 point

Does Not Meet Expectations

0 points

Life Cycle and Anatomy

Venn Diagram

Science Notes

Essay

Self Evaluation

Additional Comments

Congratulations!

You have successfully completed the WebQuest on Frogs and Toads.

You are an expert on Salientia now.

Hop about and tell all your friends!

Resources

• http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/skin.html

• http://tolweb.org/Salientia

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/label/froglifecycle/label.shtml

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0GjZMgOYNQ&feature=fvw

• http://www.vtaide.com/png/frog.htm

• http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/anatomy.htm

• http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/frogtoaddiff.html

• http://www.life123.com/parenting/pets/frogs/what-is-the-difference-between-frogs-and-toads.shtml#STS=g1cavduv.1e6r

• http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/23871-frogs-the-differences-between-frogs-and-toads-video.htm

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/pdfs/venndiagram.pdf

• http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/frog_fact.htm

• http://kidstuff.homestead.com/frogs.html