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Amphibian Metamorphosis Mini Study

Amphibians· Nature Study· Spring· Summer

16 Feb
The perfect frog habitat.

Frogs belong to the animal group called Amphibians which means two-lives. First, they live in water and breathe through gills like fish. Then, after a few weeks, the tadpoles slowly begin to metamorphosise and become froglets before completing a full transformation into land and pond living creatures who breathe through their skin. We found the amphibian metamorphosis from tadpole to frog intriguing. There were so many variations between them.

Tadpoles:

  • have gills to breathe through.
  • are herbivores which eat algae.
  • live underwater.
  • have no arms or legs.

Frogs:

  • live on land near water as adults.
  • breathe through their permeable skin.
  • are carnivorous and eat insects, worms, and spiders.
  • have arms and legs.

Frogs are oviparous which means they lay un-shelled eggs. The eggs are laid in the water within a gel-like substance. The tadpoles will eat algae when hatched, but when the process of metamorphosis begins, froglets are unable to eat and live off food stored within their tails. Once the change is complete, they”ll begin eating insects.

Table of Contents

    • Indoor PrepWork:
    • Field Work:
    • WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SPOTTED GRASS FROG?
  • YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN:
    • HONEYBEE MINI STUDY
    • EXTRAORDINARY BEES
    • BLUE-TONGUE LIZARD MINI STUDY
    • TREE ECOSYSTEM MINI STUDY
    • Earn your Nature Club Badges while exploring Amphibians by observing, collecting data, or nature journaling.

Indoor PrepWork:

Learn all about amphibians.

Watch how a tadpole becomes a frog.

Sing along to the metamorphosis song.

Read or listen to Frogs by Gail Gibbons.

Field Work:

Visit a pond and search for frog eggs or tadpoles. Observe them and see how far along they are in the metamorphosis transition.

Tadpole

What are they doing? What are they eating? What does their habitat look like?

What other creatures share the pond with them? Can you see or hear any frogs nearby?

Listen for the frogs…

Field Jouranling

Sketch the tadpoles inside your nature journal and write down your observations. Sketch a few tadpoles in their various stages and finally draw the frog they’ll become.

Activities

  • Draw a picture of a frog’s life cycle and label it within your journal or use the Life Cycle of a Frog notebook page.
  • Download the FrogID app from the Australian Museum to identify the calls of the frogs in your area.
  • Create a frog habitat with the Habitat Task Card.
  • Go ponding with the Ponding Task Cards.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SPOTTED GRASS FROG?

Dig deeper with the Australian Nature Study Guide | Volume 1 | Summer/Autumn.

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN:

HONEYBEE MINI STUDY

EXTRAORDINARY BEES

BLUE-TONGUE LIZARD MINI STUDY

TREE ECOSYSTEM MINI STUDY

Earn your Nature Club Badges while exploring Amphibians by observing, collecting data, or nature journaling.

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We began our homeschool journey this year keen to explore all that nature study entails. I had searched the web for weeks to research what we would use as our framework. I cannot describe the elation I felt when I came across an AUSTRALIAN nature study guide! Marie has done all the hard work and put together a wonderfully elaborate resource for all ages. You can dip your toe in or dive right into all the ideas and links. There’s so much here we could spend all week doing nature study, and often we do.
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We didn’t find out about the program until about half way through term, so we played catch up most of the time. I love how open ended the lessons are, but with enough structure to work well for those children needing such a program. We have been able to cover much of the required curriculum whilst enjoying the activities we love. Your program has been such a blessing to us, because we needed a change to our homeschooling lessons which would still cover curriculum, but would enable us to relax and enjoy “school” together. Thank you.
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We have really enjoyed the program this term. We have gotten outside more often and the children are definitely taking more notice of things when we are out. Having a place to share what we have done and seen has been an encouragement to keep it up. I sometimes felt like we could spend longer on some topics as they were so interesting but that is probably just my obsessive "we must cover everything now" problem. 
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I looked high and low online for an Australian nature based curriculum and when I found Australian Nature study Guide on Instagram I was so excited to have finally found something that my family can relate to. My favourite thing about this guide is that Marie is so hands on and involved with her customers. I have never felt alone in the journey, she is there to guide and encourage us every step of the way in the Facebook group. Thanks Marie for welcoming us to your nature study family 🙂
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