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- 6th - 10th
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Students check to see, if by providing a positive stimulus, they can detect learning in cockroaches. A secondary purpose is to provide students with the opportunity to carefully observe and work with an insect they normally find offensive. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students listen to a lecture on cockroaches. They work in pairs to design a cockroach trap and attempt to trap a specimen. They complete various other cockroach-related activities. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, in groups of three, explore cockroaches and their environment. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students conduct an experiment involving size and relative ability in smaller species using Madagascar cockroaches. They make predictions about how many pennies the roaches can pull, compare the results to human strength, and calculate proportions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students discover the various habitat requirements for assorted household pests from ants to wasps. They conduct various activities including researching the life cycles moths, cockroaches, and mosquitoes Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore helpful "survival" strategies for 6A science class. They compare and contrast characteristics of cockroach survival adaptations and human survival adaptations. Students analyze the survival characteristics of all living things in an ecosystem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students view a plastic cockroach, mouse, or picture of a pest and discuss if they belong inside the house or school. They discuss what a pest is and brainstorm what makes it a pest and ways to get rid of them. They then discover dangers of using pesticides and then learn about IPM. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the changes in escape behavior in Madagascar Hissing Cockroahes when their sensory apparatus is removed. They use puffs of air at differnt angles to simulate a predator's approach then collect and analyze data on the escape behavior produced. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the presence and importance of insects throughout history. Students identify and analyze the use of maggots in WWII and in modern day medicine, as well as the role of Cicadas in history. Students illustrate how cockroaches adapt over time. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe and describe the basic anatomy and function of an insect body. They make their observations on Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and use a set of guide questions. Full Review »