DISCUSS (1 of 2):
What do you think that sound was?
DISCUSS (2 of 2):
Do you ever hear any sounds at night where you live? What are they?
DISCUSS:
Why do you think the frogs were making so much noise at night?
DISCUSS (1 of 2):
How could you figure out which kinds of frogs there were in a pond, without catching them?
DISCUSS (2 of 2):
If you wanted to compare the frogs in two different ponds to find out which pond had more frogs, what could you do?
Decorate your room with frogs that have a lot to say.
Spin an Earth globe or look on a map to pick any spot on the planet where animals live. Then use the Nature Sound Map to hear the sounds of nature there.
Talk about what you hear:
This activity comes from Project Learning Tree (PLT), an environmental education program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. Discussion questions are suggested.
Listen carefully. What do you hear around you? Create a Sound Map using this activity, or think about how animals hear.
“Sounds Around” is written with open spaces in mind, but you can make a Sound Map for wherever you live.
This lesson is a case study in biodiversity using the frogs of North America. In the activity, Who's Calling?, students learn to identify frogs by their unique calls and investigate which of two locations has a greater variety of frogs. After listening to recordings of frog calls, students create words that will remind them of the sounds, and then use those words to identify frog sounds in different environments.
Preview activityWho's Calling & Types of Frogs worksheet | 30 copies |
Who's Calling & Types of Frogs Answer Key teacher-only resource | 1 copy |
We suggest students work in groups of four. Homeschool students can work on their own.
Before you begin, let students know they’ll be listening to the sounds of nature as they do this activity.
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