Amphibians


 

 

 

 

Movie

http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/ 

 

amphibians

 

http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/amphibians 

 

 

 

More Videos

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/ 

 

Frog Activit

http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/science-games/frog-life-cycle.html 

 

Images

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Amphibia/pictures/ 

 

Sounds

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Amphibia/sounds/ 

 

More info

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/profile_amphibians.htm

 

All About Amphibians

Frog
Photo Source:  Corel Web Gallery

 

 

The word amphibian means two-lives.  Amphibians spend their lives in the water and on land.

 

Bullfrog Tadpole
Bullfrog tadpole.

 

 

All amphibians begin their life in water with gills and tails.  As they grow, they develop lungs and legs for their life on land. 


Frog

Photo Source: Corel Web Gallery

Frog

Photo Source: Corel Web Gallery

Amphibians are cold-blooded, which means that they are the same temperature as the air or water around them. 


Fire Salamander

Fire Salamander
Photo Source:  Wikipedia (Public Domain) User - Emilisha

 

There are more than 4,000 different kinds of amphibians. Members of this animal class are frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians or blindworms.

 

 

 

 

Listen to the Book (Pages 1,2 and 3)

http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Minibeasts-Amphibians-and-Reptiles-Listen-and-Read-Information-Book-249