PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frozen Frogs
This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows how the common wood frog freezes solid every winter, an adaptation that allows the organism to survive the cold winter. [3:30]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Malformed Frogs
Observe the characteristics of frogs. Watch two kids use the scientific method to find out what's causing malformations in their frog pond.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Weird Water Holding Frogs
Learn about this frog who can "hibernate" for two years in a tomb of dry mud. How does it do that?
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: David Blackburn, Finding Frogs
Dr. David Blackburn studies the evolution and distribution of frog species in Africa, along with the origin and spread of chytrid fungus, a major threat to frog species worldwide. [1:13]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: David Blackburn, Frog Communication
It takes a finely tuned ear to describe the characteristics of a frog's call. By studying these animals, scientists like herpetologist David Blackburn are finding new evidence about how changes in ecosystems are causing great changes in...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Toads
Learn about frogs and toads with the animal dude, David Stokes. [6:23]
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Wood Frog
Meet wood frogs and chorus frogs with humorist David Stokes. [4:08]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Frog Scientist
Learn about a scientific researcher who is studying how invasive species and pollution are causing frog populations to decline. Discover how his findings are helping people see the need for improving our care for the environment.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Life Cycle of a Frog
Dig around a local creek or pond and folks are bound to discover a tadpole. What happens between tadpole and frog stage? Find out the entire life cycle of a frog in this animated video. [1:15]
PBS
Pbs: Frozen Frogs
PBS highlights the common wood frog and how it freezes solid every winter and then, come spring, defrosts and mates. Contains links to a video segment, cold cures as well as an "Ask the Expert" section. [4:00]
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Board Game
In this video, students sit around a poster board and state stages in the life cycles of a butterfly and then a frog, placing pictures and other elements on the board that represent each stage. [2:44]
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Physicalizing a Thinking Chart
In this video, students state facts about frogs and butterflies as they each place themselves in hula hoops laid out to organize the similarities, differences, and commonalities between the two organisms. [2:46]