Frogs and Toads

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Frogs and Toads
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Frogs and toads are similar in many ways, and
different in many ways.
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Can you think of ways they are alike?
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Did you list the following?

• They both lay eggs

• They are metamorphic

• They are cold-blooded

• Only males make noise.

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Can you think of ways frogs and toads are
different from one another?

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Did you list the following?

• Frogs lay eggs in stacks, toads
• lay eggs in straight lines.

• Frogs can jump a longer distance than toads.

• Frogs live in the water and
• on land, toads live mostly on land.

• Frogs have smooth slimy skin,
• toads have rough bumpy skin.

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Now we are going to play a game.

• First, I will list a trait.

• Next, you will raise your hand to tell
• me if it is a trait of a frog, of a toad,
• or of both.

• Then, we will see what the answer is.

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Clue it has long legs

• Answer Frog

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Clue it lays eggs

• Answer Both

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Clue It is cold-blooded

• Answer Both

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Clue It has rough bumpy skin.

• Answer Toad

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Clue only the males make noise

• Answer Both

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Clue it lays its eggs in straight lines.

• Answer Toad

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You did a great job!

• Now you are going to take some of the
• information that we have discussed
• and complete an open response.

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I know you will doGreat!!