 Similar to the The Great Sunflower Project that I posted about a few days ago, instead of tracking bees, this frog and toad monitoring program gives you the opportunity to help scientists conserve amphibians! With as little as 20 minutes a week you can collect essential information to protect frogs and toads.
This is a long-term amphibian study that is managed by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the United States Geological Survey. It will increase awareness of amphibian decline and gives you the opportunity to be directly involved in gathering information that can ultimately lead to ways to help stop the decline of these important species. Frogs are very important to the environment. Didn't realize just how much? You can find out a little more about that here. Also, frogs live in wetlands & swamps, a very important eco system. Check out the Magic School Bus to discover why wetlands are important as well as why frogs are equally important as signs of something gone wrong.
Lots of Frog Fun:
The Magic School Bus Gets Swamped: Activity, the episode, the book is sadly OOP but look for it at your local library.
Herp Search activity from Kids Garden Club (looks like fun)
K-12 Educational Resources for Teaching About Amphibians
Dialogue for Kids
Frog Activities from Kid Zone
Frogs at Enchanted Learning
Frogs from the Teacher's Guide
It's easy! What better way to not only learn about your local environment and include Nature into your studies, how to observe Nature but also to help protect it! This looks like it could be a lot of fun. Oh, and there is one more really cools site that would help you with your studies. eNature is linked with Frog Watch to show what frogs are found in your area. However, don't stop with just frogs. You can learn about the whole habitat in your area from mammals to birds to even trees! So check it out. My kids loved looking it over. They were especially excited when they got to hear a Mallard duck! They've been especially interested in that bird since we got a close up view of a pair only last week!
Don't forget! Record the Ribbit 2008 is on Saturday, May 3 so mark your calendars and set up activities! | 
