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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 EMERALD HEIGHTS APARTMENTS Affordable Place to Call Home EQUAL HOUSING O PP O RT U N I T Y Astoria, OR Call 325-8221 for more information © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 33 Asto ria Fo rest Pro d ucts , LLC 10 Pier 1 • Su ite 301 Astoria , O regon 97103 Astoria, Warrenton, & Seaside 1100 Northwest Ridge Road Hammond OR 97121 reservations 800-562-8506 Info 503-861-2606 his summer, when the nights get warmer, listen Some for nature’s night music. ng mi co be y ma sic of the mu sician, from a tiny nocturnal mu in no more than one-inch length. It is the cricket. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. West Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Income Tax Preparation 762 Avenue G, Seaside, OR 97138 503-738-3480 WARRENTON 861-3252 1167 S.E. MARLIN Only male crickets sing. You can tell a female cricket from a male because the female has a long spike on its tail end. This is used to lay eggs. Find and circle the female crickets on this page. The male cricket has bumpy veins on his front wings. He rubs his wings together to “sing.” McCALL TIRE CENTER SEASIDE 738-9243 2155 S ROOSEVELT Heathers Standards Link: Life Science: Understand that animals have structures that aid in reproduction. COUNTRY HAVEN AFH 503-325-2438 87943 Highway 202, Astoria, OR 97103 F Work with a friend and give this investigation a try! Moberg & Rust attorneys at law Other crickets can hear a male’s song with this part of their bodies. To find out what it is, write down the letters along the correct path through the maze. 3. Set down your cricket and gently tickle its tail end with a soft cotton swab to make it jump. J T K S E R 842 Broadway Street Seaside, or 97138 (503) 738-6380 LOWER COLUMBIA practice CLINIC family Thomas S. Duncan, MD Susan L. Skinner, CNM, CFNP 595 18th, Astoria • 325-9131 Emergency Office Hours: 503-861-5515 1. Catch a cricket. Look at it and try to guess how far it can jump. 2. Using chalk or a rock, mark a starting point on the ground, such as a playground. M A R T IN L A L VE Y P .C . A storia office • 10 Pier O n e, Ste 303 A storia, O R 97103 Ph on e: 503-325-5509 • Toll Free: 866-509-3516 5. Make a record of your cricket’s jump in a notebook. Try this with several crickets and compare the distances they jump. Calculate the average of the distances. V T 4. After it jumps, mark the spot where it landed. Measure the distance between the two spots. E Standards Link: Investigation: Conduct simple experiments and record results. T C Home Furnishings 1033 Commercial Street Astoria, Oregon 97103 (503)325-5620 M orga n Civil Engineering P O B ox 358 • M a n za n ita N 503-368-6186 The warmer the weather, the faster crickets chirp. They usually don’t chirp if the temperature is above 100° F (38° C) or below 55° F (13° C). The snowy tree cricket is called the “thermometer cricket” because if you add 40 to the number of chirps it makes in fifteen seconds, you get the actual temperature in degrees Fahrenheit! Number of chirps in 15 seconds Temperature 30 36 42 53 48 + + + + + 40 40 40 40 40 = = = = = ° F ° F ° F ° F ° F Bug Hunt MARITIME TEXACO Hunt through the newspaper for “buggy” things: Try to find: • a picture of a bug • the name of a bug • a verb that describes something a bug does • something a bug likes to eat • something that eats bugs 1701 Marine Dr Astoria, OR 97103 1-503-325-7812 Standards Link: Life Science: Know a variety of animals, their habitats and characteristics Standards Link: Life Science: Understand that animals have structures that aid in survival. 10 Pier 1 Ste. 308 | Astoria 503-741-3300 PORT OF ASTORIA 503.325.0411 34747 Hwy 101 Bus. Astoria AN D TO W IN G Lewis & Clark Oregon Timber , LLC M a n a ged by the Ca m pbell Grou p, L L C fter Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station, he takes up residence in a newsstand. Can Chester help to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand? Fill in the missing vowels on this book. Then, check it out at your local library! Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read age-appropriate text in a variety of genres. CRICKET FAHRENHEIT ANTENNAE CHESTER SPIKE WINGS CHIRP POEMS SNOWY VEINS SING JUMP INCH ROCK Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. S R E T S E H C Y T R I S A D R K W W U P V E I N S O I L A O R T N N N N C P T E U I C S G E M K S M N I H S S U T T H S E N A C J T E N T T ERRY ’ S P LUMBING (503) 325-5180 2095 M a rin e D rive | Astoria Po rtla n d & Asto ria | Setting the standard in sleep medicine for over 30 years 2120 Exchange St | Suite 302 | Astoria 503.325.3126 C R I C K E T M E A T I E H N E R H A F Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. ASTORIA | 503-556-0410 at The Hallmark Resort How do you earn money? 1400 S Hemlock, Do you do chores? What Cannon Beach, OR kind of jobs do you do? 503-436-0366 Cricket Poems Deadline: August 23 Published: Week of Sept. 20 Send your story to: Look through the newspaper and select ten or more words that describe crickets. Write a poem or story using these words. COLUMBIA RIVER ANSWER: Chimney Cricket. Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write a variety of genres including poetry. N EW SPAPER CARRIERS N EEDED Please include your school and grade. The D a ily A storia n ha s severa l rou tes a va ila ble in the A storia a rea . Ca ll 503-325-3211 for m ore in form a tion . 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