10 A 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 Some for nature’s night music. ng mi 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 F underground in tunnels. Because Work with a friend and give this investigation a try! of this, they are rarely seen. J T K S E V T R 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. E 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. N 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 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. Celebrating 6 Years of offering the Florence Community Dental Care Dr. Chad Clement 541-997-3423 1256 Bay St. Old Town Florence 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.