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Home Student's Pond Teacher's Corner

Here you'll find everything you need to assist you in learning about and teaching the life cycle of a frog. Both students and teachers can gather here and view videos, images and explanations on how frogs are born to refresh their memories if things get a little fuzzy over the course of the project.

media type="youtube" key="ce5_Vk_yNcY" width="425" height="350" Classic Sesame St- Frog Life Cycle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce5_Vk_yNcY http://www.frog-life-cycle.com/

Here you can see a diagram of how frogs go from eggs to tadpoles. In a clockwise direction, starting with the eggs, the frogs become tadpoles before growing little legs and eventually losing their tail. The final stage of the frog life is the large green frog sitting on the lilly pad, ready to lay more eggs!

= Obtaining tadpoles: =

To complete the tasks, you will need some tadpoles! You can get them through the Western Australian Museum’s ‘Building Frog-Friendly Gardens’ program. You can access the site, [] Before you start, you will need a pond of some sort for the tadpoles to grow and develop in. People usually have 20-50 tadpoles in one pond, as not all of them will survive long enough to grow into frogs. Below is the list of people you can get tadpoles from, just contact the one closest to you! Please be aware that you can only take tadpoles two suburbs away from you. While there are quite a few tadpole farms around Perth, this project may not be appropriate for more rural schools.


 * **SUBURB** ||  **FIRST_NAME**  || **Home phone** || **work/mobile** ||  **e-mail**  ||
 * Albany ||  ||   ||   ||  __ rudolf.ethel@westnet.com.au __  ||
 * Alexander Heights || Tod || 9343 2263 ||  || __ computerparts603@hotmail.com __ ||
 * Applecross || Averyl || 9364 4799 ||  ||   ||
 * Applecross || Liz || 9316 0118 ||  ||   ||
 * Armadale || Geraldine ||  ||   || __ colleyge@people.net.au __ ||
 * Ascot || Trudy & Charles || 9277 1130 ||  || __ ctlane@bigpond.net.au __ ||
 * Attadale || Gillian ||  ||   || __ gelowe@iprimus.com.au __ ||
 * Attadale || Ken ||  || 0438 217 295 || __ melhow@telstra.com __ ||
 * Baldivis || Julienne || 9523 2020 ||  ||   ||
 * Balga || Fleur ||  ||   || fleur986@msn.com ||
 * Balga || June || 9349 7549 ||  ||   ||
 * Bassendean || Alex || 9378 1363 || 0416 136 378 || __ icki@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * Bayswater ||  || 9271 4768 ||   || __ brazar@aapt.net.au __ ||
 * Beaconsfield || Vicki || 9335 2308 ||  || __humusbeings@yahoo.com.au__ ||
 * Beaconsfield || Adrian and Kelly ||  ||   || ecosafe@iinet.net.au ||
 * Bicton || Geoff || 9339 8213 ||  ||   ||
 * Bicton || Carla ||  ||   || __ carla.sharp-paul@swiftdsl.com.au __ ||
 * Booragoon || Valerie ||  ||   || __ themsley@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * Bicton || Jenni ||  ||   || __ jenpole@bigpond.com.au __ ||
 * Brentwood || Zilma || 9316 4272 ||  ||   ||
 * Canning Vale || Donna || 9455 1536 ||  || __ desaix@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * Carine || Chris || 94033088 || 0418 932 155 || __ jduane81@bigpond.net.au __ ||
 * Carlisle || Helen || 9361 2816 ||  ||   ||
 * Churchlands || Jan || 9445 2515 ||  || jansmith@iinet.net.au ||
 * City Beach || Patricia ||  ||   || __ wenham@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * Claremont || Dot || 9384 9864 || 0419 909 168 || daveanddot@bigpond.com ||
 * Cloverdale || Lisa & Bob || 9478 2738 ||  || __ lisabuck@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * Coolbellup || Margaret || 9337 6938 ||  || __ hvr@plusweb.net.au __ ||
 * Coolbellup || Kerry || 9331 1561 ||  ||   ||
 * Dianella || Karen || 9375 6842 ||  || __ kpwright@westnet.com.au __ ||
 * Doubleview || Tony || 9446 2839 || 9240 8811, 0417 172 800 || __ tonyg@unetix.com.au __ ||
 * Duncraig || Glenda & Don || 9448 7819 || 0419 042 742 ||  ||
 * Duncraig || Jem & Bev || 9246 2940 ||  || __ shorland@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * East Perth || Emma || 9328 7259 ||  || fagencei@optusnet.com.au ||
 * Eden Hill || Deirdre || 9378 1261 ||  || __ dee7@iprimus.com.au __ ||
 * Fremantle || Paula Amaral || 9433 3529 ||  || __ mpamaral@dodo.com.au __ ||
 * High Wycombe || Gaye || 9454 4775 ||  ||   ||
 * Hillman || Robert || 9529 2837 ||  || __ robsegon@westnet.com.au __ ||
 * Hilton || Kaye || 9337 3526 ||  ||   ||
 * Joondalup || Sonya || 9300 2168 ||  ||   ||
 * Kenwick || Sally ||  ||   || __ saljon14@bigpond.net.au __ ||
 * lathlain || Greg and Nan || 93613104 ||  || __ churinga5@iprimus.com.au __ ||
 * Kewdale || Dianne || 9362 6996 ||  || __ sales@wanderingstar.com.au __ ||
 * Lathlain || Maria Cullinan ||  || 0417 063 062 || __ maria_luca@iinet.net.au __ ||
 * Lockridge || Vivianne || 9378 2476 ||  ||   ||
 * Mandurah || Marilyn ||  ||   || marilyn.gray@det.wa.edu.au ||
 * Mandurah || Barbara || 9581 3704 || 0413 057 689 ||  ||
 * Mandurah || Julie || 9535 1714 ||  ||   ||
 * Melville || Gary || 9317 4403 || 0411 282 306 || gary-hamilton@bigpond.com ||
 * Melville ||  || 93171634 || 411807359 || __ lill@iinet.net.au  __ ||
 * Melville || Bob ||  ||   || __ juboka@bigpond.com __ ||
 * Midland || Bev || 9374 0646 ||  || __ beverlee1962@aapt.net.au __ ||
 * Morley || Mandy ||  ||   || ozgelsales@optusnet.com.au ||
 * Mt Hawthorn || Shew-lee ||  ||   || __ shew-lee@westnet.com.au __ ||
 * Mt Hawthorn || Ken || 9444 7976 ||  ||   ||
 * Mundaring || Robyn || 9295 1282 ||  ||   ||
 * Nedlands || Lisa ||  ||   || __ lrandell42@bigpond.com __ ||
 * Noranda || Jan || __9276 1012__ || 402293479 || __ janm@cfal.com.au __ ||
 * Northam || Sue || __9341 2006__ ||  ||   ||
 * Oakford || Jim & Christine || 9397 0026 ||  || __ jimandchrisp@westnet.com.au __ ||
 * Perry Lakes ||  ||   ||   || __ stew.pen@optusnet.com.au __ ||
 * Palmyra || Bob or Julie || 9339 7028 ||  ||   ||
 * Rockingham || Bert || 9527 9049 ||  ||   ||
 * Rolystone || Terry & Pauline || __9397 5427__ ||  ||   ||
 * Rossmoyne || Brett || 9457 3499 ||  || woodies@iinet.net.au ||
 * Scarborough || Lisa ||  ||   || __ pelian@aapt.net.au __ ||
 * Safety Bay || Lorraine || 9592 1817 ||  || __ rayhansen@iprimus.com.au __ ||
 * South Guildford || Vicki || 9250 6363 ||  || __ vwd@tpg.com.au __ ||
 * Swan View || Colin || (H)9294 2775 || W 9250 2585 || __ colinjaguar@bigpond.com __ ||
 * Thornlie || Kevin || 9459 8512 ||  ||   ||
 * Upper Swan || Max ||  ||   || __ thesumichs@bigpond.com __ ||
 * Warwick || Bill || 9447 7763 ||  || __ lesbill@bigpond.com __ ||
 * Wembley Downs || Mavis || 93412006 ||  ||   ||
 * Willeton || Gary ||  || 0411 709305 ||   ||
 * Wilson || Daryl || 9458 3464 ||  ||   ||

The links below are a guide to taking care of tadpoles and frogs. Not all the tadpoles will make it to adulthood so it is worth trying a few different methods on each tank.


 * PLEASE NOTE:** Tadpoles take 6-12 weeks to develop into frogs. As cold weather slows development, please perform this project at the start or end of the year. Warm weather will ensure that the tadpoles grow quickly.

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/tadpoles/

http://sleep1937.tripod.com/id10.html

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/frogsandtoads/a/tadpoles.htm