🐸 Frog Day Fun: Leaping into Frog Science with AR

Did you know there’s a whole holiday inspired by a jumping frog? May 13 is National Frog Jumping Day, a quirky and fun celebration based on Mark Twain’s classic story—“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.”

But this isn’t just a chance to revisit literature. It’s also the perfect reason to jumpstart a hands-on frog lesson in your science class!

🧪 Hop into Augmented Reality + Science

Merge EDU makes frog study more engaging than ever. Instead of reading about anatomy or staring at diagrams, students can hold a virtual frog in the palm of their hand—and even dissect it digitally using our 3D simulations.

Humane (Frog!) Dissection

Let’s look at the anatomy of a frog, which in some ways is similar in layout to a human. You can see the liver, the heart, lungs, and stomach. You can also see the unique way in which frogs store fat. Tap on the dissected frog to separate the organs and get a closer look!

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Life Cycle of a Frog

Frogs have multiple stages in thier life cycle: egg, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, frog. Frogs typically lay their eggs in water. The eggs hatch into aquatic larvae called tadpoles that have tails and internal gills. The life cycle is completed when they metamorphose into adults. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog

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Here’s how you can celebrate Frog Day in your classroom:

✅ Use Merge Explorer to explore the frog’s life cycle—from egg to adult

✅ Try the virtual frog dissection activity for a hands-on biology lab with no mess

✅ Hold various frog specimens up close with Merge Object viewer - even poison dart frogs

✅ Record a “frog facts” video using the built-in screen recording tool to explain adaptations

🔬 Why AR Frog Dissection Changes Everything

Traditional dissection has long been a rite of passage in biology classrooms—but it also comes with challenges: ethical concerns, cost, mess, and limited access. Merge EDU’s AR dissection solves all of that, while deepening student engagement and comprehension.

In 2025: More Frog Dissections Are Done in Augmented Reality

More and more frog dissections will be done in AR, helping schools overcome constraints like budget limitations, ethical concerns, and messy logistics.

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Here’s how:

1. Ethical, Zero-Waste Learning
No frogs are harmed in the making of our simulations. Students explore anatomy without real specimens, making it ideal for classrooms with ethical or cultural concerns around dissection.

2. Accessible for Every Student
All students get a front-row seat. No crowding around a tray—each learner can hold, rotate, and explore the frog independently using a Merge Cube and device.

3. Supports Multiple Learning Styles
Visual, tactile, and auditory learners all benefit. The immersive interaction makes biology stick, especially for students who struggle with memorization from textbooks alone.

Frog Habitat

Frogs can only survive in freshwater habitats that keep their skin moist for survival, which is why they live in or near ponds, lakes, streams, rivers or creeks. Frogs’ habitats also include rainforests, woods, trees and mountains. Frogs typically lay their eggs in water and adult frogs live in fresh water and on dry land; some species are adapted for living underground or in trees. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog#:~:text=Frogs%20are%20widely%20distributed%2C%20ranging,diversity%20is%20in%20tropical%20rainforest.&text=Adult%20frogs%20live%20in%20fresh,lay%20their%20eggs%20in%20water.

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African Bullfrog

The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is also known as the

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Blue Poison Dart Frog

The blue poison dart frog or blue poison arrow frog (Dendrobates tinctorius

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🌱 Why It Matters

Frogs are more than jumpers—they’re bioindicators, meaning their health can signal environmental changes. By letting students explore frogs in interactive, 3D ways, we’re helping them build empathy, curiosity, and scientific awareness that extends beyond the textbook.

So this Frog Day, let’s leap into immersive learning. With Merge EDU, your students can see, hold, and explore everything that makes frogs fascinating—without ever leaving the classroom.

Ready to hop in?

Get a free trial of Merge EDU by visiting trymerge.com, and print out a Merge Paper Cube at mergecube.com/paper.

Don’t forget to tag @Merge on Instagram and share your Frog Day fun with us!