Challenging Science and Literacy Activities for K-9 Students - The Cricket Chronicles
, by Matthews, Catherine E.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781578863587 | 1578863589
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/11/2006
The Cricket Chronicles presents an extensive integrated unit of study focused on that familiar insect-the cricket. Teachers are given a complete guide and reproducible worksheets for elementary and middle school students. With more than 30 different activities on crickets, students learn science content and skills including: Taxonomy, Anatomy, Ecology, Marking and recapturing techniques for estimating population size, Reading biological distribution maps, Caring for living organisms in the classroom. Many activities involve hands-on science investigations; others incorporate reading, writing, and using graphic organizers to compare crickets to kids and other insects.