Ever heard of Gastric-brooding frogs? Probably not, because this frog is extinct. But scientists are trying to de-extinct this interesting frog that literally throws up its babies after they undergo metamorphosis in their mother's bellies. Watch how in a informative and interesting video.

Concepts

frogs, animal life cycles, frog life cycle, metamorphosis

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research the Lazurus Project and other de-extinction initiatives
• Flip the lesson having pupils watch the video at home before coming to class the next day for discussion and lesson on the topic

Classroom Considerations

• Best suited for classes studying metamorphosis or animal life cycles

Pros

• Cartoons and graphics support learner engagement as well as the information being presented by the speaker
• Resource comes with discussion questions, links for researching further, and a quiz to check for understanding

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.K.2 SL.1.2 SL.2.2 SL.3.2 SL.4.2 SL.5.2 SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.2