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Contents
1.  What you can do
2.  Water
3.  Ecology
4.  Amphibians
5.  Environmental Issues
6.  Keystone species
7.  Get Wet!-
     Field Study Ideas

8.  The Zoo Experience
9.  Frogs & Friends
10. Case Studies
11. Resources
12. Glossary

Wetland Curriculum Resource
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
About This Guide

1. WHAT YOU CAN DO
What You Can Do
Toronto Zoo - Working for Wetlands

2. WATER
Introduction, Learning Outcomes, and Background for Educators
Activities
Answers and Notes for Educators

3. ECOLOGY
Introduction, Learning Outcomes, and Background for Educators
Activities
Answers and Notes for Educators

4. AMPHIBIANS
Introduction, Learning Outcomes, and Background for Educators
Activities
Answers and Notes for Educators

5. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Introduction, Learning Outcomes, and Background for Educators
Activities
Answers and Notes for Educators

6. KEYSTONE SPECIES: THE BEAVER
About the Beaver
Activities

7. GET WET! - FIELD STUDY IDEAS
Introduction
Some Things You Might Need
Make Your Own . . .
Activities

8. THE ZOO EXPERIENCE

Introduction and Learning Outcomes
Background for Educators
The Toronto Zoo
1. Amazing Wild Life - Biodiversity
2. Living in the World's Wetlands: Adaptations
3. Exploring Life Cycles and Families
4. Animal Communications
5. Who's Who - Classifying Wild Life
6. Wild Life at Risk

Zoo Activity Sheets
8.1 Amazing Wild Life: Biodiversity
8.2 Spotting Wetland Creatures
8.3 Animal Adaptations
8.4 Bringing Up Baby!
8.5 Animal Communications
8.6 "Latin" Lurks at the Zoo
8.7 Wild Life at Risk

Answers and Notes for Educators

9. FROGS AND FRIENDS: FUN FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS AND OTHER POLLIWOGS

Frog Sounds and Songs
Frog Olympics - Active Games
Fun Things to Make
Yummy Treats
Patterns for Frogs
"My Book of Frogs and Friends"

10. CASE STUDIES

Case Study 1. Global Amphibian Decline
Case Study 2: The Decline of the Leopard Frog
Case Study 3: The Introduction of the Cane Toad to Australia
Case Study 4: The Puerto Rican Crested Toad - A Species Survival Plan
Case Study 5: The Bullfrog - A Species in Decline
Case Study 6: Blanchard's Cricket Frog

11. CURRICULUM LINKS AND EXPECTATIONS INDEX

The Common Curriculum - Learning Outcomes appearing in "Toadally Wetland" Exercises

12. RESOURCES

Organizations You Might Wish to Contact
Additional Information Sources to Check
Where to Look for Special Materials
Some References
About Amphibians
Environmental Issues and Creating Action
Periodicals
Audio-Visual Resources
Computer Resources
For Younger Students

13. GLOSSARY

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