Internet Workshop for The Frog Princess 

This internet workshop will introduce you to frogs. You will have an opportunity to explore information on the Internet. Take notes in your Internet Journal. Come prepared to share your information at our workshop session. We will discuss possible ways of presenting your information (Inspirations, PowerPoint, Poster, Graphic Organizer, What Am I Poem, Who Am I Poem, or I Poem).  http://www.graphic.org/index.html

Please complete the following workshop. See rubric for presentation information:

Read about “What Is A Frog?” and then click on

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/FROGS.htm Scroll down to “Frogs are carnivores” to read about how and what frogs eat to survive. Do you think all animals eat this way? Why or why not? Please be prepared to justify your responses. Next, you will click on the following site to learn about the life cycle of frogs.

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/frogs/cool_science.html Click on “Explore a Frog’s Life Cycle.” Go through each step, clicking “Next” at the bottom of each page until you reach the end.

Please answer the following questions:

What does the word “amphibian” mean?  Why are frogs called “amphibians”?

What bodily changes does the frog or tadpole undergo? How? (Be sure to look at the pictures.)

Do frogs live on land or in water? Explain your reasoning. Report your findings back to your group.