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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 31, No. 33
Read the article below and see if
you can figure out where each of
the missing words belong.
Mole crickets are thick-bodied
insects about 3-5 cm (1-2
inches) long, with ___________
-like front _________ that help
his summer, when the
nights get warmer, listen
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for nature’s night music. ng
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of the music may be co sician,
from a tiny nocturnal mu
no more than one-inch in
length. It is the cricket.
them burrow ______________.
Mole crickets are ___________,
feeding on larvae, worms, roots
and grasses. Common predators
of mole crickets include birds,
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.”
_______ , skunks, armadillos,
raccoons and foxes.
Standards Link: Life Science: Understand that animals have structures that aid in reproduction.
Mole crickets are ____________
and spend nearly all their lives
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underground in tunnels. Because
Work with a friend and give this investigation a try!
of this, they are rarely seen.
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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.
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4. After it jumps,
mark the spot where
it landed. Measure the
distance between the two spots.
They can be found in every
____________, with the
exception of Antarctica, and are
commonly considered pests. In
East Asia, they are sometimes
__________ and eaten.
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.
Standards Link: Investigation: Conduct simple
experiments and record results.
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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
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40
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40
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Standards Link: Life Science: Understand that animals have structures that aid in survival.
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.
Bug Hunt
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
Find the words in the puzzle,
CRICKET
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
FAHRENHEIT
stories and activities.
ANTENNAE
S R E T S E H C Y T
CHESTER
R I S A D R K W W U
SPIKE
P V E I N S O I L A
WINGS
O R T N N N N C P T
CHIRP
E U I C S G E M K S
POEMS
SNOWY
M N I H S S U T T H
VEINS
S E N A C J T E N T
SING
C R I C K E T M E A
JUMP
T I E H N E R H A F
INCH
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
ROCK
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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Many insects are
nocturnal and hide
during the daytime.
Try to use the word
nocturnal in a sentence
today when talking with your
friends and family members.
Make up a conversation
between two or more
crickets.
ANSWER: Chimney Cricket.
Replace your toothbrush every 3-4 months. Bristles that
become frayed and worn with use and will be less effective
at cleaning teeth. Children’s toothbrushes often need
replacing more frequently than adult brushes. Look for
toothbrushes that display the ADA Seal of Acceptance.
NOCTURNAL
The adjective nocturnal
means happening at night.
Cricket Chatter
Look through the newspaper
and select ten or more words
that describe crickets. Write a poem or
story using these words.
Keep Your Toothbrush Clean
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word CHIRP in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Standards Link:
Life Science: Know a variety
of animals, their habitats and
characteristics
Cricket Poems
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write a variety of
genres including poetry.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Understand the meaning of words from
context clues.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
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.