Tools for Teachers
Sample Lesson
Plan: Frog
Dissection alternatives are exceptionally
versatile educational tools, and when paired together, they
create a conceptually advanced experience for students and
teachers.
This lesson plan serves as a model
for similar topics as well, and illustrates the wealth of
information available via these unique tools. All materials
listed are available on loan through ESEC’s
Loan Library Program.
Materials
- Neotek’s Froglab CD-ROM
- Digital Frog2 CD- ROM with workbook
- Biocam Frog Dissection Chart
- Frog Dissection Manual
by Winegerd
Sample Lesson Plan
- Digital Frog2 CD-ROM
- Perform the dissection of the frog brain and eyes. Review
the central nervous system, neurons, autonomic nervous system,
and nerves in the Anatomy section of the program. Also review
hibernation and feeding in the Ecology/Behavior section.
In the Digital Frog2 CD-ROM workbook, answer Dissection
questions 38 – 44, 14 – 21 and 26 - 35 relating to the Nervous
System, and 8 - 12 in the Ecology section. (This may be
done as a quiz or worksheet.)
- Biocam Frog Chart
– Review the diagram of the frog
brain and memorize the identifications. Draw a picture of
the brain with labels and diagrams. Return to Digital Frog2.
Return to the image of the revealed frog brain in the Dissection
section. Compare the structures in this image with those
diagramed in the Chart.
- Neotek’s Froglab,
The Nervous System – Review slides 1,2,5,6, and 7 in tutorial
and lecture modes. In Quiz mode, view slides 1 - 7 and identify
all labeled organs. Answer the following questions:
- Why is the term olfactory nerve
misleading?
- What is the function of the longitudinal
fissure?
- The large size of these lobes illustrates
that vision is important to the frog.
- What cells give the pia mater a
darker color?
- Compare and contrast the images
of the brain in Froglab with the dissected frog brain
in the Biocam Chart.
- Frog Dissection Manual
– Read pages 44 - 49 and review all diagrams. Use the diagrams
in the manual to identify similar structures in the Digital
Frog2, Froglab, and Biocam Chart images.
Define the following terms:
- Forebrain
- Midbrain
- Hindbrain
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Afferent
- Efferent
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