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Teachers have the important role of educating students in the most effective and interesting way. Year’s four to seven will benefit greatly from experiments and in Science it will help them to develop an understanding of the topic. By putting students into small groups and giving them each a role in looking after and documenting the life cycle of a frog. Also integrating other activities and work sheets the students will be able to obtain a better grasp of the topic. To further the education and learning development of the students after the task has been completed some activities that can be done are creating a diorama of the frogs life cycle, creating a frogs habitat and create a report on a different species of a frog. This subject can be taught in different ways using other interactive methods. This subject can be fun, interesting and creative for students. This subject would be best suited for years four - seven but with changes in the way its taught and structured it can be used in a variety of years.

Suggested Lesson Schedule:
In this lesson the teacher should explain the life cycle of frogs and split the class into groups. Once the students are in groups each person should be allocated a role and explained what technology will be used and how to use it. this lesson should also introduce the social networking site Edmodo and show the students how it will be used. Note: An example of the question sheet is provided above, this sheet should contain new questions each week and can be done on the computer. This sheet will help students at the end of the task when creating their powerpoint presentation
 * Day 1: **This lesson is introducing students into the life cycle of frogs and the stages they take.
 * Lesson time:** 1.5 hours
 * Resources:** Tadpole, glass container for it to live in, A4 exercise book, camera, question sheet(new one provided each lesson by teacher)


 * Weeks 1-9:** Each day the students should be allowed time to check on their tadpole and make sure it has food. Allocate one day each week that the students will take notes and record the growth of the tadpole and answer the questions on the question sheet. Students will also update their profile on the tadpoles development.
 * Lesson time:** 1-2hours
 * Resources:** Camera, Question sheet, thermometer.


 * Weeks 9-10:** The tadpoles should start to look more like little frogs get the students to record this information and take photos. The students should be making sure the habitat their tadpole is living in is suitable and make sure they have plenty of food. Note- one class students can go onto the internet with the group and look at what water temperature is best for the tadpoles and adjust it to what they think recording the temperature each day.
 * Lesson time:** 1-2 hours
 * Resources:** Camera, question sheet, thermometer, computer


 * Week 11:** This task should be about using powerpoint, showing the students how to create a slide show and information that should be on it. Giving an example of one can be helpful to the students. Students should take the information that they record on the question sheets and the photos to create the powerpoint.
 * Lesson time:** 1-1.5 hours
 * Resources:** All questions sheets, Computer, Camera

Lesson time 1-1.5 hours Resources: powerpoints, computer
 * Week 12:** this week should be revision on what was learnt get the students to answer some questions and go over how the life cycle starts and finishes. Give them some extra time to finish up powerpoints and then get the students to present them in their groups, the presentation time will vary on the year level but 2-3 minutes should be enough.

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 * Here are some helpful websites on the life cycle of a frog. some are good pictures and helpful hints.**
 * Picture of the life cycle: [|Frog life cycle]
 * Frog worksheets: []
 * Online game: []
 * Quiz on frogs: []
 * Some other creative and helpful web pages:**
 * Craft diorama: []
 * Information on frogs: []
 * Game on the life cycle: []
 * Teachers corner: []
 * Fantastic Frogs: []
 * Frog resources: []