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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 22
Circle the bugs to create groups
as instructed. Then, have a
parent check your answers.
Divide the dragonflies into
three groups with the same
number in each group.
Scientists think eating bugs could
fight hunger and help protect
our planet’s health.
According to
entomologist
Arnold van Huis
of Wageningen
University in
the Netherlands,
about 80% of the
world’s population
eats insects.
Circle the bug that should come next in each row.
Divide the roaches into two
equal groups.
Ac c cording to the United Natio
ns, the planet’s
will reach 9 billion before 20
50. The
demand for meat will double.
Raising cattle, pigs
an
a d other livestock takes a lot
of
l land, a lot of
and a lot
o of money to feed them.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Mealworms,
Meal
crickets
cricke and
locusts
locus are
t the
he most common bugs people consume. But there are more than
safe to
1 1,700
,700 kinds of bugs that are sa
e eat,
at including termites and
cockroaches!
I Insects are much
a and cheaper to raise than
liv
li estock. They like to live tog
eth
sp aces, so they need less land. er in
They can also eat
food
. According to entomologist Ar
nold
van Huis, we throw away on
e-third of our food.
Insects could eat the
we throw out, turning
it back into food for people to
eat.
In Thailand, poor rice
who often lose
their crops to bad weather, are
finding that raising
mounds of
crickets is helping them to
survive and keep their farms.
There are more than
20,000 cricket farms in Thail
and,
7,500 tons of crickets each ye
ar. Thailand leads the
world in raising insects for foo
d.
Divide the crickets into
five equal groups.
andard
ds Lin
nk: Math / Reas
soning
g: Complete
Comp
Standards
Link:
Reasoning:
patterns.
On one newspaper
page, find and circle
the letters that spell
the names of each of
the bugs below. Then
connect the circled
letters to make and
color a design.
Imagine you are
starting a restaurant
that makes and serves
dishes made with bugs.
Complete the Bug
Bistro menu at right
with dishes made with
bugs as the main
ingredient!
Standards Link: Spelling:
Spell grade-level appropriate
words correctly.
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write simple phrases that describe and summarize concepts.
id you know that crustaceans, like lobsters, crab and
shrimp, belong to the same part of the animal family tree
as insects? So if you’ve ever tried these tasty treats, then
you’ve dined on the insects of the sea!
In Louisiana, people eat a lot of
crustaceans called crawfish.
Use the code to find out
their nickname:
=A
=B
=D
=E
=G
=L
=M
=U
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple
written directions.
CRICKETS
CRAWFISH
TERMITES
INSECTS
SURVIVE
CHEAPER
LOCUSTS
HUNGER
SCRAPS
CROPS
MENU
BUGS
RICE
EATS
FOOD
Standards Link: Math / Number Sense.
E S E T I M R E T C
N C R I C K E T S H
S J R E O V G I S E
P T C A I Y N E G A
A I S V W S U A U P
R W R U E F H N B E
C U I C C O I N E R
S G T C R O P S B M
U S T A E D L G H S
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
INGREDIENT
The noun ingredient means
one of the substances that
make up a mixture.
Rhubarb was a key
ingredient in Aunt Sofia’s
award-winning dessert.
Try to use the word
ingredient in a sentence
today when talking with your
friends and family members.
Bug Recipe
Living Things
Collect newspaper pictures of living things.
Make a poster called LIVING THINGS with
four columns: Mammals, Insects, Plants, Other
Animals. Keep adding to your poster until
every column is filled.
M up a recipe that uses
Make
b as a main ingredient.
bugs
E
Explain why people should
give it a try.
ANSWER: An account-ant!
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Find the words in the puzzle. Then
look for each word in this week’s
Kid Scoop stories and activities.