Frogs
– Kit plus web-based book

$14.99

This is science kit includes a highly interactive web-based book about frogs, toads and other amphibians. It runs in all browsers, on desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones. It does not require special software.

The STEM kit and web-book combines 8 hands-on activities with storytelling, video streaming, animations and interactive explorations to explore the frogs, toads and other amphibians. This is not just a book, it is an enthralling experience, appropriate for naturalists of all ages.

  • What makes an amphibian, an amphibian?
  • Explore metamorphosis.
  • Model and spin through the stages of metamorphosis.
  • From croaking and jumping to breeding and eating, explore a frog’s world.
  • Watch the frog’s high-speed tongue in action.
  • Model the frog’s tongue.
  • Do frogs have teeth?
  • Does a frog have blood?
  • Can a frog breathe and drink through its skin?
  • How does a frog stay warm?
  • Do frogs hibernate in the winter?
  • Go inside a model of a frog to explore how its anatomy functions. Can you find its stomach, its intestines, its heart, its lungs? What does each organ DO for a frog?
  • Mold the stages of metamorphosis with modeling material.
  • Learn about The Age of Amphibians, when giant amphibians first walked on land.

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Description

Watch as real frog eggs divide into an embryo, emerge as tadpoles that swim about, develop legs, hands and lungs, lose their tails and become a frog that can breathe air. Examine each stage of metamorphosis in 3D.

You live in the age of mammals. You know about the age of dinosaurs. Long before the dinosaurs ruled the Earth, there was the Age of Amphibians. It was a time of giant flying insects and 10 feet long millipedes. Explore the combustible carboniferous with this interactive book that combines storytelling, hands-on activities with 3D manipulations, dynamic simulation and enthralling videos.