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Activities May Frogs Spring is here and frogs are out and about! Learn about these amazing animals with the activities below. Activity 1: Learn about the amazing life cycle of frogs. Activity 2: Download the ID sheet and learn to identify different frogs and toads. Activity 3: Listen to different frog calls here (https://frogsurvey.org/?page_id=9) Activity 4: Watch a tutorial on how to make your own leaping frog. Activity 1: Life cycle of a frog Frogs have an incredibly unique way that they grow during their lives. Frogs mature through a process called metamorphosis which is where the frog changes from one form to another. See if you can put the frog life cycle in order from their birth to their adult form. Number the pictures in the correct order. Photo by Jared Evans on Unsplash # # Photo by Fabio Savini on Flickr # Photo by Steven Mlodinow on Flickr # Photo by Steve Adams on Flickr Answer Key: A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2 A B C D
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Activities May
Frogs
Spring is here and frogs are out and about!
Learn about these amazing animals with the activities below.
Activity 1: Learn about the amazing life cycle of frogs.
Activity 2: Download the ID sheet and learn to identify different frogs and toads.
Activity 3: Listen to different frog calls here (https://frogsurvey.org/?page_id=9)
Activity 4: Watch a tutorial on how to make your own leaping frog.
Activity 1: Life cycle of a frog
Frogs have an incredibly unique way that they grow during their lives. Frogs mature through a
process called metamorphosis which is where the frog changes from one form to another.
See if you can put the frog life cycle in order from their birth to their adult form.
Number the pictures in the correct order.
Photo by Jared Evans on Unsplash
# #
Photo by Fabio Savini on Flickr
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Photo by Steven Mlodinow on Flickr
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Photo by Steve Adams on Flickr
Answer Key: A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2
A B
C D
Activity 2: Frogs and Toads of McHenry County
Check out some of the common frogs and toads that can be found in
McHenry County. Learn some unique features that will help you identify
them out in the wild.
American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
-Look for 1 to 2 “warts” or bumps per dark spot
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
-Blotched, brownish spots with a light-colored belly
Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
Smooth green-brown body with lines running over back
Spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Small dark “X” covering the back
Western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
Three distinct dark lines running over back
Gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor)
Sticky fingers allow it to climb.
Can be green or gray in color
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