Amphibians can be identified by their physical appearance as adults, tadpoles/larvae and even as eggs. Using bubble wrap you can create a representation of your local amphibian eggs.
Materials: Bubble Wrap, Permanent Black Marker, Scissors.
Instructions: Cut bubble wrap to represent the type of frog and toad eggs you would like to showcase. The following four examples are used as part of a frog pond science introductory lesson.





Vocabulary: Amphibian, Eggs, Larvae, Tadpole, Polywog, Metamorphosis,Embryos
References: USGS: A Field Guide to Amphibian Larvae and Eggs & Field Guide to the Animals of Vernal Pools.
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David Alexander is author of the Buzz Into Action & Hop Into Action Science Curricula. He specializes in making nature accessible to people and wildlife. You can follow him at www.natureintoaction.com
Love this! We are going to incorporate it into our Reptile and Amphibian unit this fall!
Glad to hear it. While your at it you can try using bubble wrap to hand print scales on a snake craft like a twirling plate to cover the topic of slimy versus scaly.
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