Life Cycle of a Frog

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Life Cycle of a Frog

• Write On
• Grade 3 - 4

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Learner Expectation

• Content Standard 4.0 Heredity and Reproduction
• The student will understand the basic principles
  of inheritance.
• Learning Expectations
• 4.1 Recognize that living things reproduce.
• 4.2 Recognize that offspring tend to resemble
  their parents.
• 4.3 Recognize that the appearance of plants and
  animals changes as they mature

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In this activity you will

• Learn about the life cycle of a frog.
• Learn about the changes that take place as
  tadpoles change into frogs.

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Life Cycle of a Frog First Week

• A female frog lays 5,000 to 6,000 eggs in water.
• Each egg is only 1.5 mm in diameter.
• When the eggs are 6 days old you can see the tiny
  tadpoles inside of the eggs.

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Life Cycle of a Frog 6-9 Days Old

• The tadpoles come out of their eggs.
• They are now 8 mm long.
• They are adapted to living in water.
• They take in oxygen from the water through their
  gills.
• They have long tails to help them move through
  the water to hunt for food.

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Life Cycle of a Frog 60-84 Days Old

• The tadpole now has back legs. It uses its legs
  and tail to move around in the water.
• Its legs will help it move around on land.
• It begins looking more like a frog.
• The last thing to disappear is the tadpoles
  tail.
• It gets smaller and smaller until it is gone.

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Life Cycle of a Frog Adult Frog

• An adult frog doesnt look anything like its old
  tadpole self.
• Adult frogs breathe air through lungs-not gills.
• They spend most of their time on land-not in
  water.
• They can jump on land and swim in water.

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The Life Cycle of a Frog Writing Activity

• Create a Four Square writing paper.
• Write a topic sentence that is appropriate for
  the lesson about what you have learned about the
  Life Cycle of a Frog.
• Write one detail in each square.
• Self edit and then exchange with a friend for
  peer editing.
• Take it to paper.
• Draw a picture of an egg, a tadpole, and an adult
  frog.