Wood Frogs in Their Natural Habitat

Day 7 Our Questions About Frogs

Our tadpoles are starting to swim and they are coming to the surface to breathe air. They are more active. We estimate there are between 100 - 250 tadpoles. We continue to ask questions about frogs. These are some of our wonderings:

How many types of frogs are there in the world? (Kaley/Lincoln)
How high do frogs jump? (Alec)
How far can their tongues reach? (Stanley)
How long can frogs live? (Jamilah)
What is the biggest frog in the world? (Luca)
How many eggs do they lay? (Kyra)
Why do their mouths expand? (Maya)
How many frogs live in Canada? (Miguel)
How many types of extinct frogs are there? (Kaitlyn)
Which frog jumps the farthest? (Taylor)
Why is their tongues attached to their lips? (Autumn)
How many different types of frogs are there in Manitoba? (Hunter)
What other cities are frogs in? (Ashton)
How many poisonous frogs are there in the world? (Timmy)
Are there any poisonous frogs in Canada/Manitoba? (Alec/Stanley)
How many eggs do wood frogs lay? (Miguel)

To find out the answers to our questions, we will research, using the internet, books, and by asking Doug Collicutt, a biologist. (He gave us the frog eggs) If you know any answers to our questions, please leave a comment.

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Day 2 Our Frogs are Hatching

Our new frog eggs are starting to hatch. We observed they are starting to wiggle and squiggle out of their eggs. So far we have learned that once they come out of the eggs they don't really swim around. We will not have to feed the new tadpoles for the first 3-5 days because they eat the egg yolk.  After the first five days, we will be feeding them boiled lettuce and fish flakes. As they get older, they become ravenous.

Learning about the life cycle of the frog.

Today the wood frog eggs arrived. We are very excited. Please come back and visit as we will be blogging about our observations, wonderings and new learnings throughout the process.

Wood Frog Eggs

                     

Happy New Year!

After reading Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat Miller, students shared their goals for the new year.

Habit 3

On Monday we will begin learning about Habit 3. 

http://youtu.be/bM8KJpBme7Y

Wildlife Haven Comes to Lakewood School

On October 29th the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre came to Lakewood School to talk to us.  The presenter brought a Great Horned Owl and a Swainson's Hawk, and she told us about them.  We learned many interesting facts about owls and hawks.  One thing we learned is that owls have great hearing and that their eyes do not move.  The Swainson's Hawk lives in Manitoba but it flies to Brazil for the winter.  Also, we learned that the Wildlife Haven helps people who find injured, sick, or orphaned wild animals.  At the end of the presentation, we touched the feet of a Great Grey Owl and a Great Horned Owl.  They had fur on their feet and they had sharp talons.  We enjoyed the presentation, especially seeing the owl, Max and the hawk, Avro.

Shared writing by the students in Room 11