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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 28 The two bugs on this week’s Kid Scoop have come up with clever ways to use digging, or burrowing, skills to survive. The trapdoor spider digs into the ground to create a nest that is also a trap. A wasp drills into trees to find safe, food-filled havens for its eggs. This trapdoor spider snagged some of the words out of Nellie’s article. Can you draw a line to where each word belongs? ___ r spiders are __ g oo pd ra T – D di N UNDERGROU ork. They use their _____ to at undercover w esigned burrows. deep, cleverly-d es. have several us es. __ __ __ __ d un These undergro ______ and safe hiding plac zy ______, co e ak m y The makes a hinged then uses so al er id sp or rrow and The trapdo . the top of its bu or trapdoor, at _______ for tasty insect prey a as ow rr the bu er is made e trapdoor spid __ and th by e ad m or ider ____ The trapdo _ to their special sp up of layers of spends long periods of ____ soil. The spider trapdoor is a perfect fit. e strategies to make sure the n: Students us In order for a news article to be fair and accurate, a reporter must separate fact from opinion. Facts are pieces of information that can be measured, proven or seen. Opinions describe how someone feels about a thing or event. They can vary from person to person. Read today’s Kid Scoop page. List three facts you found on the page: The trapdoor spider sits under the trapdoor with its legs sticking out. When an insect comes near, the trapdoor spider senses the vibrations it makes on the It takes some ground with special kinds of sensitive leg hairs. trapdoor spiders just 0.03 It pounces! In a rapid pounce the (that’s three spider snatches the hundredths) of a insect, injects it second to grab with poison and a victim. That is pulls it down into faster than the the burrow to be blink of an eye! eaten. Comprehensio s. rd nk: Reading Standards Li e meaning of unknown wo determine th Write an opinion you found on the page: Standards Link: Life Science: Know that the behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal and external cues. Read a letter to the editor in today’s newspaper. With a partner, underline the facts in green and the opinions in red. Another bug that uses special digging skills is the ichneumon (ik-new-man) wasp. This wasp lives in the pine forests of North America, Europe and New Zealand. Name: Hot Rod Bugs When it is time to lay her eggs, the female ichneumon wasp finds a pine tree. She lands on a trunk or branch and gently taps the wood with her antennae. She is listening for a hollow sound that tells her there is a grub inside. Look at the Autos for Sale ads in the newspaper. Using the format of these ads, write ads with descriptions of different insects. For example: Sleek Optima Ladybug, brand new wing casings, red and black, new owner, 7-day warranty, 5-speed, tinted windows, all-weather wings. With the sharp tip of her ovipositor, she pierces through the bark and drills until she finds the grub. She lays a single egg in the grub’s body. In a few days, the tiny ichneumon young hatches and feasts on the grub’s fat body. When it is big enough, it tunnels out of the tree and flies. Adult ichneumon wasps drink the nectar of flowers. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. TRAPDOOR SPIDERS BURROWS POUNCE SILK VICTIM GRUBS HAVENS FANGS SENSES COZY HINGED WASP PINE BODY P S E S N E S K O U R N S C P I L N G S P O W I I C T V I M S H O D S O D E E H G I R D Z B C E A R N N R Y P N U V R P A G U D U A E R I S Clean between teeth daily with floss or an interdental cleaner. Celebrating 6 Years of offering the Florence Community Dental Care Dr. Chad Clement 541-997-3423 1256 Bay St. Old Town Florence BURROW The verb burrow means to dig into something. The trapdoor spider began to burrow beneath the leaves and twigs. F E B O T N R N G A R D P B S A E T P W Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Try to use the word burrow in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Research and write three to five facts about a bug you think should be in the Bugs Hall of Fame. ANSWER: They don’t know how to knit! Standards Link: Social Science: use map skills to locate the absolute location of places. Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word TRAP in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you. Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. Bug News Insects frequently appear in the news. Checking the newspaper for a week, clip and save any articles that talk about insects. On a map, locate each of the insect populations mentioned in the articles. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Identify the difference between fact and opinion. Standards Link: Writing Applications: Use descriptive language that clarifies and enhances ideas in expository writing. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Know the sequence of events. After eating constantly at the fast food restaurant known as Gussy’s, ten-year-old Roscoe finds himself turning into a giant bug. Hold this page up to a mirror to see the title of this book. Then check it out at your local library! Partner’s name: CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 12 A
