How Far Can a Frog Jump?
Toads, being amphibians that are quite comfortable on land, are pretty easy to catch to observe. On the other hand, frogs, being amphibians that are quite comfortable in water, are more challenging to catch. However this past week my son has evidently improved is frog catching abilities thereby evidenced by bringing home three of them! All of his catches have been Green Frogs, which are a very common frog across most of North America. This particular Green Frog has been affectionately named Misty.
Misty, the Green Frog
Observing Misty in a Bucket Full of Creek Water
Today, using an activity from the Frogs and Toads unit, we decided to do some measuring to determine just how far Misty could jump!
Measuring Jumps (Keeping a Bucket of Creek Water to Rehydrate Misty)
Measuring Misty's Jumps - She can jump up to 12 1/2"!
Misty was quite cooperative for our studies. If she got too energetic we simply placed her on her back and she became as calm as can be (this being another suggested activity from the Frogs and Toads unit).
Misty is Completely Calm
We have recorded down the lengths of each of Misty’s jumps into our nature notebooks. We have plans to capture an American Toad sometime this week to compare hop lengths with the Misty. Something tells me Misty will win. What do you think?
After reading this article and loving little Misty, I hope you aren’t going to tell us that she’s up for dissection next week…LOL Love the new site!!! Congrats on your new products, both of you! I absolutely love the green background! You’re both doing a wonderful job and service to others.
Nancy