Tadpole Project

THE TADPOLE PROJECT

Hundreds of tadpoles found in a drainage ditch in Indiana, 20 minutes from Cincinnati! A scientific research study waiting to happen for many classes of K-12 and university students in the northern Kentucky region!! A great opportunity capitalized on by these budding scientists!

Elementary, middle school, and high school students collaborate with each other and university science education students as they conduct and share research about the growth, behavior, metamorphosis, and morphological characteristics of tadpoles and frogs.

Tadpole Project K-12 Teacher/Student Participants
*Ms. Meredith Isherwood*	*Ms. Stacie Fogt*
Reiley Elementary School	Erpenbeck Elementary School
Grade 2	Grade 5
Campbell County School District	Boone County School District
misherwo@campbell.k12.ky.us	sfogt@boone.k12.ky.us
*Ms. Kim Dolwick*	*Ms. Lisaann Hamptom*
North Point Elementary School	Newport High School
Grade 5	Biology
Boone County School District	Newport, KY
kdolwick@boone.k12.ky.us	aquaticteacher@excite.com

Tadpole Project University Faculty/Student Participants
*Dr. Yvonne Meichtry*	*Dr. Arora*
Northern Kentucky University	Northern Kentucky University
School of Education in Science	School of Education in Science
meichtryy@nku.edu	aroraa@nku.edu

Tadpole Project Documents

Tadpole Project Trait Listing for Observation (MS Word)

Tadpole Project Companion Site

Frog Web - www.frogweb.gov

An interactive site that can be used for student and teacher reference and includes teacher lesson plans. This is a very comprehensive amphibian website. Frog Web is devoted to making people aware of the importance of amphibians, especially frogs. This site offers research areas for students from grades 3-12. It also includes interactive areas for students, including a mystery to solve, coloring projects, and many links to sites with silly facts, riddles, and games. Lastly, there is information about Frog Force. Frog Force contains information about frog monitoring programs around the U.S. (ex. malformation monitoring) and ways to make your yard "frog friendly".