Overview

The Cricket Chronicles presents an extensive integrated unit of study focused on that familiar insect-the cricket. Teachers are given a complete guide and reproducible worksheets for elementary and middle school students. With more than 30 different activities on crickets, students learn science content and skills including: * Taxonomy * Anatomy * Ecology * Marking and recapturing techniques for estimating population size * Reading biological distribution maps * Caring for living organisms in the classroom Many activities involve hands-on science investigations; others incorporate reading, writing, and using graphic organizers to compare crickets to kids and other insects. This book includes learning logs to help students complete all activities and assist the teacher in assessment. Technological applications are also included such as cricket songs, which can be downloaded and played in the classroom. Everything a teacher needs to know or do to successfully teach this unit is covered in The Cricket Chronicles, which is designed for classrooms of any size and is an original and fun alternative to the typical science curriculum. See also:Challenging Science and Literacy Activities for K-9 Students - The Cricket Chronicles, Teacher Edition

Full Product Details

Author:   Catherine E. Matthews
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Education
Edition:   Student Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781578863587

ISBN 10:   1578863589
Pages:   114
Publication Date:   11 October 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Finding Crickets & Describing Cricket Habits Chapter 2 Respecting Crickets Chapter 3 Counting Crickets That Live in Your Schoolyard Chapter 4 Counting Crickets Again & Collecting Crickets Chapter 5 Designing & Creating Cricket Habitats Chapter 6 Reading about Crickets Chapter 7 Comparing Kids and Crickets Chapter 8 Looking at Crickets Chapter 9 Constructing Models of Crickets Chapter 10 Reading More about Crickets & Using Cricket Words Chapter 11 Coloring Cricket Body Parts Chapter 12 Identifying Cricket Story Parts Chapter 13 Finding Cricket Habitat Preferences Chapter 14 Cricket Connoisseurs Chapter 15 Thinking about Feeding Crickets & Feeding Crickets Chapter 16 Lifestyles of Crickets Chapter 17 Measuring and Comparing Leg Lengths Chapter 18 Jumping Crickets Chapter 19 Singing or Chirping, Chirping or Singing Chapter 20 Chirping Crickets Chapter 21 Reading about Chirping Crickets: Fact and Fiction Chapter 22 Readers' Theater: Crickets on Call Chapter 23 Cricket Life Cycles Chapter 24 Molting Nymphs/Aging Crickets Chapter 25 Crickets in Our Country Chapter 26 Crickets around the World Chapter 27 Naming Crickets Chapter 28 Cricket Conference: A Humanities Symposium Chapter 29 Cricket Conference: A Scientific Symposium Chapter 30 The Singing Insects Chapter 31 Songs of the Singers

Reviews

My students were engaged and entranced by the crickets themselves, especially the hunt! I found the lessons interactive and invigorating. -- Louise Monroe, Advanced Learners Program (academically gifted) teacher, Guilford County Schools This unit of study is most appropriate for elementary students. The student activity sheets include simplified essential questions that are important for students to use to guide their learning and for teachers to use to provide a clear focus for the activity. In addition, the activity sheets also include sections on 'What do I need?' and 'What do I do?' as well as response forms. These activity sheets are to be filled out by students as they go through the lessons. At the end of each lesson, the response forms (data tables and questions) can be filled out and used by the teacher as a form of assessment. This is a great way to interest students in real-life science. Nsta Recommends (National Science Teachers Assoc) [This book] is a timely book that will reconnect children with nature. The hands-on activities are clearly explained, fun to do, and adaptable to all ages. -- Courtenay Vass, ecology club leader, General Greene School of Science and Technology

My students were engaged and entranced by the crickets themselves, especially the hunt! I found the lessons interactive and invigorating.--Louise Monroe

Author Information

Catherine E. Matthews is an associate professor of K-12 science education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has a special interest in natural history and environmental education and has published widely on these topics.

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