Overview
From butterflies and beetles to crickets and katydids, these experiments, art projects, and games will bring out the entomologist in every kid. Activities include collecting and sketching insects, making a terrarium for observation, raising mealworms, using math to measure bug strength, gardening to attract butterflies and other insects, and making an insect amplifier. A unique insect board game helps kids learn fascinating bug facts while they play. Sidebars offer a look into the world of professional entomology, as well as gross facts about insects that will provide great playground trivia, including the USDA's guidelines for allowable insect parts per cup of food. Kids will learn that science is not just something to read about, but something they can observe and study in the world around them.
Full Product Details
Author: Cindy Blobaum
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:
Width: 27.90cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.344kg
ISBN: 9781556525681
ISBN 10: 1556525680
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 August 2005
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Fun and informative. -- Connect
Includes many recurring features that readers will enjoy. --NSTA Delightful...Connects kids directly to hands-on experience with wild things--exactly what we need more of! --Jim Pease. PhD, Extension Wildlife Specialist, Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department, Iowa State University An enticing array of experiments and activities that connect insects and their relatives to the everyday experiences of people. --May Berenbaum, Ph.D., head of the department of entomology, University of Illinois Students and teachers alike...walk away with important knowledge under their belts. -- Library Media Connection Anyone interested in insects will enjoy this captivating book. -- Green Teacher Fun and informative. -- Connect
Delightful....Connects kids directly to hands-on experience with wild things-exactly what we need more of! -Jim Pease. PhD, Extension Wildlife Specialist, Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department, Iowa State University
Author Information
Cindy Blobaum has designed science-based programs and teacher workshops for nature organizations throughout the United States. She is currently working with the Iowa Department of Education to design and implement curriculum-related enrichment programs for grades K12. She is the author of Geology Rocks and a contributor to Highlights, Hopscotch for Girls, and Plays magazines.
