Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Bellwork:
1) An organism is...
2) The ventilation holes in the habitat bag give the organisms...
3) The cotton in the habitat is for...

The ABCDs of Diagramming (Scientific Drawing)
-A: Accurate labels
-B: Big
-C: Colorful
-D: Detailed

Lab Activity: Milkweed Bug Observations
-Use hand lenses and milkweed bugs in petri dishes
-Observe the bugs, their appearance, and their actions to learn how they move, gather information, and eat.
-Learn how to distiguish between male and female milkweed bugs
- If absent, use Population and Ecosystem Resources Book (pages 3-5) to complete the worksheet (page 21) in the yellow workbook

Pictures:
Milkweed Bugs: Adult (left), Nymph (right); Picture from University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign website

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