Salamanders Lesson Plans

1. Week 9
...ronmental practices they follow at home or at school. Discuss the importance of being environmentally friendly. Allow the conversation continue as long as they are attentive and asking questions. 2. Silly Salamander Game: In this game the students are broken up into two groups. One group is the salamanders the other is the forces of nature and human effects. The purpose is for the salamanders to get from the breeding ground to their home and then back again. The game is set up by dividing a field into 3 sections with bases at each end and one in the middle. In between the three sets of bases you ne...

2. Atlanta Botanical Garden: Kids & Schools - Educator Resources - Understanding Amphibians
...or your class tour: Guided Tour: Roots, Fruits and Trees Guided Tour: Plant Diversity Guided Tour: Plants Around the World Also see our Plant Profiles for little-known facts about popular plants! What is an Amphibian? Amphibians are a diverse and exciting class of animals that include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. The term Amphibian comes from the Greek word amphibious. Amphi means ?both? and bios means ?life?. Those names refer to the two lives that many amphibians live ? one in water during their larval stage and the other on land during their adult stage. The life cycle of Amphibians...

3. Verterbrate Classification Lesson Plan
...(like an aeroplane) that helps them swim in water with ease. Amphibians Amphibians are vertebrates (they have a backbone) they live in water and land; their babies hatch out of eggs; they are cold blooded animals, so the body temperature varies Spotted Salamander with the climate. Toads, frogs and Salamanders are all amphibians. Toads and frogs, although they look similar have some differences. Toads get out on land a little more than frogs (which stay near or in water most of the time) and find their way into gardens and yards. Frogs have slimy skin, while toads have dry bumpy skin. Salamanders are grou...

4. Sally Snake
...r. In this lesson, children will learn to recognize /s/ in spoken words by learning a meaningful representation and a letter symbol, and practice finding /s/ in words. Materials: Primary paper, pencil, book- ?Who are you Sue Snue?? , chart paper with tongue twister ?Sally Snake sat with seven silly salamanders.?; pictures of things that start with the letter s (salamander, snake, soup, sun, soap), pictures of things that don?t start with the letter s (moon, cup, bear, cat, pen). Procedures: 1. Introduce the lesson by explaining that our written language is a secret code. The tricky part is learning what l...

5. Reptile and Amphibian Anatomy Lesson Plan
...ans? Illustrate them with colorful drawings! Steps 1. Reptiles and amphibians may seem to be alike, but when you look very closely, they?re really quite different. Research the body parts, habitats, and other aspects of a reptile such as a crocodile or turtle, and an amphibian such as a salamander. Salamanders can live both in and out of the water. One is shown here. 2. Draw the various body parts of an amphibian on a dry-erase board with Crayola Dry-Erase Markers. Label the parts. Draw a reptile on another. Label its parts, too. Compare and contrast the two. Safety Guidelines Adaptations If possible, fir...

6. Survival of the Mutant Toad
...about the brown bean/ white bean activity? 4. Describe how the toad's skin felt when you held the live toad. 5. Why do most animals avoid eating toads? 6. Why was it important that you washed your hands after handling the live toad? To expand this portfolio, additional amphibians such as frogs and salamanders may be observed. Similar questions about these animals can be included in the portfolio. In addition, students can research why frogs, toads, and salamanders are called amphibians. Students can compare and contrast amphibians to other animal classes. Assessment: Students can be assessed on their com...

7. Lesson: evolution mini-lesson: A Step in Speciation
...ctive isolation. CONCEPTS 3. Isolation of members of a species in different environments may result in the formation of a number of subspecies. Nature of Science Skills: Collaboration, data interpretation, hypothesis formation, predicting. Student Objective: Students will relate the distribution of salamanders to the formation of subspecies. Colored pencils (9 different colors, if possible) Color copies of subspecies of California Salamander: Ensatina eschscholtzii, (modified from pictures in the source reference) Grid map of California MATERIALS Handouts with Background, Procedures, and Discussion Questi...

8. Talking 'Bout Regeneration
...s: -student journals -pens/pencils -paper -classroom blackboard Site Guide -copies of "Missing Limb? Salamander Just Grows It Back" (one Feedback per student) Job -five slips of paper or index cards, each containing the name of Opportunities an organism that can regenerate (hydras, planaria, frogs, salamanders, zebrafish) -resources for researching the regenerative capabilities of different organisms (science and biology textbooks; encyclopedias; books on regeneration; computers with Internet access) Activities / Procedures: 1. WARM-UP/DO NOW: Students respond to the following prompt, written on the board...

9. Amphibians and Reptiles
...s of amphibians and reptiles. Read Amphibians are Animals by Judith Holloway and Clive Harper. After reading the book, add additional facts to the class chart. List animals that belong to the amphibian group. Students go in pairs throughout the day to look at amphibian pictures at bookmark Newt and Salamanders Home Page [www.users.interport.net/~spiff/ Newt%26Salamander.html] Day 3 Review amphibians. Introduce and read Frogs by Gail Gibbons. Discuss what makes a frog an amphibian. Discuss and chart the life cycle of the frog. "From Polliwog to Frog" activity found at bookmark Shedd Aquarium Education Prog...

10. Vernal Pool Inhabitants « Terrain for Schools Curriculum Guide, Fall 2000 « Ecology Center
...hey must complete part or all of their life cycle before drought comes and the pond dries up. As the pools evaporate in the spring, flower seeds will sprout at different times at the edge of the water line, leaving a "bathtub ring" of flowers at the pool margins. The vernal pool amphibians, such as salamanders and frogs, develop rapidly in order to move onto land before the pool dries up. Tadpole shrimp, a crustacean similar to brine shrimp, have a different strategy: they lay drought-resistant eggs that survive the dry period and hatch the following year (or even several years later) when the pool refill...