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REPTILES
AND AMPHIBIANS Module Activites
Bullfrog
Race Quiz
- The leader of the activity will ask questions based on the laminated
handouts that the students are provided. Each group will write down
their answer after 1-2 minutes of time to look over their sheets.
The leader will reveal the correct answer, and briefly discuss the
topic involved.
Reptile
and Amphibian Match Game
- Students will match the illustrations of the reptile or amphibian
with the correct name on a game board. This activity can be used
as a review of identifying reptiles and amphibians after a real
stream study has been conducted, or used as a preview to what students
will find in a stream. This activity also incorporates the skill
of using a dichotomous key.
Classify
Me!
- Students place pictures of animals under the correct category
based on characteristics of the animal. Students will learn the
basic terminology of a herpetologist and the characteristics of
reptiles and amphibians. Activity
Poster. File
with animal pictures.
Web
of Life
- Students research organisms in an aquatic food web, make a living
food web by linking themselves with yarn, learning their organism's
role in the ecosystem.
Module Resource Guide Information
Beautiful
Bufo
Handout includeds information about toad species
in the area and also dispells common myths.
Frog and Toad Metamorphosis
Describes the reproductive cycle of frogs
and toads and the stages of development from tadpole to adult.
Salamander Secrets
Longer article on the many species of salamanders
found in Pennsylvania, their habits, and the habitats they require.
Also includes a brief article on the red spotted newt and the reproductive
cycle of salamanders.
Seeing
Spots - The Northern Leopard Frog
Information concerning the plight of the northern
leopard frog and also detailing the worldwide decline of amphibians
due to acid rain, habitat loss, ozone depletion, and other causes
Bog
Turtles - Slipping Away
An important article describing the recent
plight of one of our native species of turtle, the bog turtle, and
what is needed to keep the species around. Also includes a second
article about bog turtles entitled "Bog Turtle Blues".
Reptile
and Amphibian Websites
National Geographic Reptiles
National Geographic Amphibians
eNature
Field Guides
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