Lesson 17 of 84 · Animals

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

From Tadpole to Frog

🧪Lab Brief #17

From Tadpole to Frog.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.

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Mind = Blown

🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: how does the body solve this problem?

What You'll Learn

Camouflage helps animals hide from predators. A green frog hides in green leaves!

Key Words

food chain
shelter
roots

Materials Needed

soil
cups
water

Safety First

Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
Adult supervision recommended.
Do not taste any materials.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Sort animal picture cards into groups: animals with fur, feathers, or scales.

Step 3 — Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 — Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is a life cycle?

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Where you see this in real life

Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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