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RANA DE FLORES!!!!

A WebQuest on NorthWest Frogs 
Designed by Jose Barraza

barr6038@gmail.com


Frog

News Flash....New Type of Frog has been Discovered...

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page


Introduction

Hello students, I am Mr. Barraza and I just have some amazing news for all of you.  A new species of frog, Rana de flores has been discovered and well I will tell you an amazing surprise, the scientist who discovered it is taking it on tour around the United States has an exhibition.  I convienced the scientist to bring it by our school.  But their is a catch, we have to be frog experts by the time they come to show it at our school.  Below is a fun, challenging, and exciting way for us to begin.  Are we ready for this awesome opportunity??  I know I am, follow through the WebQuest and become a frog expert.


 


The Task

Alright researchers (students) we will start with finding out everything about frogs such as:

  • What frogs are here in the Pacific NorthWest;
  • What do they look like and sound like;
  • What do they eat;
  • The life cycle of a frog;
  • Predators of frogs;
  • Find the best frog jokes;
  • Finally, why are frogs important to our environment.

In order to compile and show all of our work to not only the scientist who are bringing the newly discovered frog but parents, students, and other researchers we will make a "All About N.W. Frogs" journal



The Process

Alright students, I will ask you to place yourselves in a group of 3 and choose a:

  • WebQuest operator, will be in charge of using the computer to find all the links below and exploring through all the materials. 
  • Data recorder, will be in charge of writing all the information in to the journal pages 
  • Journal designer, will be in charge of drawing all the pictures where needed and collecting all the pages in placing them in order. 

Once you have chosen a job please have your journal handy and ready to start writing and drawing the information that you will find in the six steps below.  Good luck. 

Below is a link to the worksheets you will need to complete the task.

Worksheets       Worksheet 2       Worksheet 3

Worksheet 4      worksheet 5          Worksheet 6

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1)  Frogs from the Northwest, pick one frog from the list, draw a picture of what the frog looks like in it's natural habitat.  The recorder should write at least 5 important facts about this frog and finally practice the sounds your frog makes (you will have to share this information so Practice, Practice, and Practice.)

http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/northwest/nwfrogs/nwfrogs.html

2)  Now let's start learning about a frog's daily life, below is a link to general frog questions find the answers and keep going.

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/search/FrogNotes3.html

3)  Below is a link to the life cycle of a frog.

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/

4)  Predators of frogs, who are they?

http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/numbers.html

5)  Alright you are almost done, now for the funniest jokes ever.  Write down 5 jokes and as a group remember 2.  Be prepared to share.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/flathead/fishing_site/fishing/kids_stuff/frog_jokes.htm

Another great link for jokes:

http://www.virginiahamilton.com/pages/frogjokes.html



6)  Final step, this link explains the importance of frogs:

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/




Here is a link to show how anyone can protect frogs:

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/save/whattodo.html

                   

                               Congratulations....

You've just completed this webquest, hope you had fun on becoming a frog expert.  With all your found knowledge please share it with everyone you know and get ready to learn about the new frog species being discovered every.



Evaluation

The evaluation will be graded on the journal and each student will be able to not only show what they contributed to the journal but also give a short presentation to the classroom.  Students will share (with the teachers assistance) the components of their research to the class including the frog they chose, the noise it makes, drawings, and finally two jokes.  Students will get a combined grade.  Below is a template of how I will be grading

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 



Journal

 Handed in
Students  wrote  did not  write the what was assigned or failed to  do the assignment.

Students did not write all the that was assigned  and barely finished the assignment. 
Students were successful at completing the tasks given and showed an understanding of the assignment.
Students went beyond performing the tasks by adding more facts than asked with outsiding penmenship.

 


 Presentation

 To the class
Students refused to talk to the class.

Students were off task speaking to the class and did not even discuss their webquest
Students shared all of their findings.
Students gave detailed accounts of findings and all of the group members were involved.


Conclusion

I hope by the end of the lesson all students enjoyed learning about frogs and not just see them as another animal but you will know what important role they play in the importance to human beings and our world.  Hope you had as much fun doing it as I had making it.  I encourage all students to take a closer look at the last link and do everything possible to protect frogs around your communities.


Credits & References

Picture of frog above from clay artist in Cardoba, Mazatlan MX.

California Herps.com, NorthWest Frogs

Kiddyhouse.com, Life cycle of a frog.

Frog, Journey North.  General information.

Allaboutfrogs.com

USDA Forest Service, Jokes

Virginia Hamilton, Jokes

Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page