for grade: 2i 3 i 4
World of Frogs
Offered at: Wildlife Education Campus or in-school
Description: Discover the hidden World of Frogs! Students learn about frog characteristics, adaptations, life cycle, habitat, and conservation while getting a close-up view of live frogs and tadpoles from our animal collection. Some concepts presented in this program include: specialized adaptations, life cycles, habitats and niche, conservation, sound ID of local frogs, and a comparison of frogs and toadss
Learning Objectives: Students will be able to identify important adaptations of frogs based on what they look like and the different habitats they may live in. Student will be able to describe the life cycle of a frog and how amphibians change their appearance, diet, and habitat as they go through each life stage. Students will also understand the differences between frogs and toads.
NYS Core Curriculum Standards:
2nd- Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: 2-LS2-2 & 2-LS4-1
3rd- Interdependent Relationships In Ecosystems, Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS3-2, & 3-LS4-2
4th- Structure, Function, and Information Processing: 4-LS1-2
In the classroom
Program Length: 45 minutes
Program Cost:
$275 plus mileage cost, for the first program
$250 for each additional program on the same day
as a field trip
Program Length: 90 minutes
45-minute presentations/activities
30 minute guided hike
10-15 minutes in the Hall of Animals
Gift shop available upon request
Picnic area available upon request
Program Cost:
$250 for up to 25 students
Staff is free
Location: Wildlife Education Campus
(25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson NY, 12520)
Please Note: The Hudson Highlands Nature Center and its professional staff are fully licensed by state and federal agencies to maintain a collection of live native animal species for the purpose of education. Choice of animals is at the discretion of the Nature Center staff, based on availability.