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\nA Home for a Cricket\n

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\nFirst graders build a habitat for crickets after studying animal survival needs. They care for and observe the crickets in the classroom habitat.\n
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\nThe Effect of Temperature on Cricket Chirping\n

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\nStudents examine the effect of temperature on how often crickets chirp. In groups, they complete the experiment and answer lab discussion questions. They create a graph of temperatures and the amount of chirps and discuss the results.\n
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\nDissecting Crickets\n

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\nLearners dissect a cricket and note the three body regions, wings, and legs. They observe the yellow malphigian tubes and remove them. They dissect the esophagus and analyze the heart for respiratory rates and heart beat rates.\n
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\nCricket Wars\n

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\nStudents investigate crickets in their habitat. In this insect lesson, students create a cricket habitat by using a glass jar with grass clippings and cloth. Students observe how crickets interact with each other and their eating habits.\n
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\nCricket Weather\n

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\nIn this collecting data worksheet, 4th graders use the data collected on crickets chirps and the temperature to make a line graph by following 4 directives.\n
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\nThe Crickets in the Classroom Page\n

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\nStudents observe crickets to practice observation, measurement and hypothesis  skills. In this cricket lesson, students observe crickets mating, producing a calling song, and being territorial.  \n
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\nInvertebrate Diversity\n

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\nComparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...\n
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\nCricket: Print and Color\n

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\nIn this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word \"cricket,\" write the word independently, and color the picture of the cricket.\n
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\nLesson Plan for Cricket's Supper\n

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\nInterested in a special folktale to read with your class? Then this lesson might be for you. Readers will build an understanding of the food chain while creating a storyboard that includes the characters, setting, and plot of the story....\n
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\nTerritorial Behavior in Crickets\n

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\nPupils explore the behavior of crickets during courtship. They measure the number and types of interactions between household crickets. Students discriminate between quantitative and qualitative observations. They collect data to...\n
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\nBoy Cricket Girl Cricket\n

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\nStudents investigate crickets. In this series of cricket activities, students observe and chart crickets.  Students discuss the differences between male and female crickets, record findings in a journal, handle crickets, and read a...\n
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\nInvestigating Crickets and Their Body Parts\n

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\nSecond graders investigate the body of a cricket. In this biology lesson students use tools to gain information about the insect the cricket. Students observe and identify features and describe how these features help the cricket live in...\n
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\nCrickets on the Hearth\n

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\nStudents investigate how crickets behave in cold temperatures. In this life science instructional activity, students explain the beneficial and harmful effect of pests. They research ways to properly manage them.\n
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\nBoy Cricket Girl Cricket\n

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\nFirst graders differentiate between (adult) male and female crickets through observations, counts, and drawings of crickets.\n
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\nAlternative Animal Agriculture\n

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\nPresenting an unusual topic, this collection of slides examines alternative animals that can be grown for profit or human use. It details the raising of rabbits as food, llamas for textiles, earthworms as fish bait, and a variety of...\n
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\nCricket Dissection\n

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\nStudents conduct an experiment to test the effects of various chemicals on breathing and to practice animal dissection. They carefully dissect house crickets to identify the breathing structures and determine their rate of respiration....\n
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\nLesson 5: Theme Matters\n

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\nYoung scholars explore themes in fiction with this literacy comprehension lesson. They generate ideas for possible themes developed in the fairy tale of The Ant and the Cricket. Next, they examine the plot of The Great Gilly Hopkins and...\n
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\nHopper Circus\n

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\nStudents explore biology by participating in an insect identification activity. In this grasshopper lesson plan, students discuss the types of insects who jump high and identify their anatomical parts. Students collect a group of...\n
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\nAnthropods and Echinoderms\n

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\nStudents examine the attributes of crickets. For this arthropods lesson, students observe crickets and sketch and label their parts. Students respond to questions regarding their observations.\n
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\nCrickets Guided Discovery\n

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\nSixth graders investigate insect anatomy by analyzing a live cricket.  In this insect science instructional activity, 6th graders discuss their knowledge of insects and describe their characteristics from memory.  Students...\n
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\nShould We Eat Bugs?\n

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\nCricket cookies? Mealworm mac and cheese? Bugs are super nutritious! Why don't we eat them? Viewers discover the history of entomophagy, that is, the practice of eating insects and spiders, by viewing a fascinating video that explores...\n
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\nUgh, a Bug!\n

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\nYoung entomologists familiarize themselves with the physical characteristics of insects. Composed of two activities, each lesson involves your scientists tapping into their prior knowledge of bugs and making observations of real live...\n
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\nLearners find relationships between two variables. They use given data in an Excel worksheet to examine the pitch of a cricket chirp and the approximate temperature. Student determine if the recorded pitch of a cricket can actually...\n
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\nHead, Shoulders, Knees & Toes\n

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\nStudents, through observation of crickets, recognize and use proper names for human and insect body parts. They compare and contrast parts of human and insect body parts.\n
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