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Make a pet of a prayina mantis', the tiger of the grass,istems. It s really a veryhelpful creature. Most of the!Insects orv which it preys damage.crops and. gardens. .In captivity this insect do*s things Jpti would eapect from a- dog or cat. 5peak toa mantis. It tums.ns head toward-y*M«id seems to respond. Wer your hj/w-;. _It will aliqht on rtrsit up and beg.. Your mantis will learn to eattrtt* of fresh Mvervfrom your fingers or*from a-toothpick. A mantt* will even drink from a spoon-' -They like milk or watermelon juice.' Mantises need live food.; small Insects such asgrasshoppers, flies and beetles.: Ta.capture these and the mantis itself, a net isa must. Make a simple net from a broomstick, wire and mosquito netting. Takealong a dgar box or shoe box on your insect hunts. Treat gently whatever you capture! You should flake a good home for your mantis or any other flying or jumping

insect that you catch.

What It Takes To Be a Butterfly:'

Would you like to'watch Nature's greatest now-you-see-ae, now I'm ^^^ .else-act? It begins with moth or butterfly eggs that hatch Into a.«te^^r thatbecomes a cocoon or chrysalis. The cocoon or caterpillar emerges into a moth ; :or butterfly, whose eggs hatch a caterpillar.

Lonk for cocoons/chrysalis before trees and shrubs leaf cut. They are easilys$tK hang?ng from branches and twigs. Cut W P"t of the*ig to which hecocoon is attached, taking note of the tree or;SVub. The butterfly or moth sleep-1n?Sa«fSl 1y in>ur coEoon will need food - t&es from the same plant upon which.jSu-fo^tt Shake-thecocoon. If you hear a^ttling sound, discard it. The pupa-fns.ideyls probab-'iy dead.

Keep -the cocoori^s -clean can or jar with a t1g*it cover. Punch a ^^^«!rln *7?ycover to provide' ventilation. Put cocoon in a,«»l place.^ When J» trees are fullycovered in leaves, bring you cocoon indoors and,Mke a suitable home.

Keep an;Aquarium of Insects: , '&&'''■ : >

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1. Objectives

To get people to realize that everything depends upon each other.

To encourage awareness of and participation in ecosystem. j

To help people understand that progress and change aren't bad if compensated for. :

2. Group

Size - 20-25 people.

Age - 6-12, but can be adapted for any age group.

3. Good for rainy days - can be done indoors or outdoors.

k. Equipment

Enough string to form a web among 20 people.

Cards about 6" by 9" with string attached so "it can be worn as a name tag.

The cards should have names of things in the ecosystem:soil tree grass bird snake sun -squirrelsmice bear water hawk skunk man rabbitrock corn insect deer field fish turkeyworm plant seeds chipmunk frog groundhog

III. This activity is designed to animate the "Web of Life". It shows how everything isbecoming something else and how everything relies on everything else. Man is thechief predator and he has the ability to destroy.

IV 1. Start in a group. Let everyone pick a tag. Define ecosystem by askingquestions like "What do you think of when you hear the word ecosystem ?Start a list for comparisons. Tell them to think of what they depend on forfood, shelter, and survival. Also have them think of what depends on them.

2. Get everyone into a circle.

. 3. Start with man. Give him the end of the string. Tell him to pick somethingthat he eats, uses, relies upon or is something that something else needs. Forexample, man eats turkey, turkey eats corn, corn needs soil to grow, soilsupports trees, trees are homes for squirrels, etc.

k. Stretch the string from person to person forming the web. While forming theweb, encourage discussion on why this relies on that and what this uses that for.Let each person decide on who they will send the string to next, but if someone

gets stuck try and offer suggestions.

5 After the web is formed, create a situation where something is destroyed. Forexample, a bulldozer destroys the trees in order to build high rise apartments.The person could be knocked down physically or just drop his end of the string.When a person's string goes limp, he must also drop his string. This continues

until everyone has dropped their string,

6 13-group and discuss what has just happened. Ask questions and get the groupto participate. Ask if they understand how everything was tied together andhow everything depends on everything else. We don't want to stop progress andchange, but we do want to preserve the ecosystem. For every high rise built,

maybe a park should also be constructed or preserved.

V. 1. Observe their actions to see if there is an understanding of the ecosystem andhow it is linked 'together.

2. Listen for comments. ,3. Ask whether they enjoyed and understood the activity. Understanding can be

determined by the way they participate in answering the questions at the end ox

4. Ask i^they^ould like to do something like this again.5. Maybe in 20 years - for every building built there will £a -tural^area Pre

^. The Web of Life . •

MII. 1. Objectives

T To get people to realize that everything depends upon each other.

To encourage awareness of and participation in ecosystem.

To help people understand that progress and change aren't bad if compensated for.

2. Group

Size - 20-25 people.

Age - 6-12, but can be adapted for any age group.

3. Good for rainy days - can be done indoors or outdoors.

4. Equipment

Enough string to form a web among 20 people.

Cards about 6" by 9" with string attached so it can be worn as a name tag.

The cards should have names of things in the ecosystem:

soil tree grass bird snake sun squirrelsmice bear water hawk skunk man rabbitrock corn insect deer field fish turkeyworm plant seeds chipmunk frog groundhog

III.- This activity is designed to animate the "Web of Life". It shows how everything isbecoming something else and how everything relies on everything else. Man is the"chief. predator and he has the ability to destroy.

IV. 1. Start in a group. Let everyone pick a tag. Define ecosystem by askingquestions like "What do you think of when you hear the word ecosystem"?Start a list for comparisons. Tell them to think of what they depend on forfood, shelter, and survival. Also have them think of what depends on them.

2. Get everyone into a circle.

- 3. Start with man. Give him the end of the string. Tell him to pick somethingthat he eats, uses, relies upon or is something that something else needs. Forexample, man eats turkey, turkey eats corn, corn needs soil to grow, soilsupports trees, trees are homes for squirrels, etc.

4. Stretch the string from person to person forming the web. While forming theweb, encourage discussion on why this relies on that and what this uses that fo-Let each person decide on who they will send the string to next, but if someonegets stuck try and offer suggestions.

5. After the web is formed, create a situation where something is destroyed ^orexample, a bulldozer destroys the trees in order to build high rise apartmentsThe person could be knocked down physically or just drop his end of the string.When a person's string goes limp, he must also drop his string. This continuesuntil everyone has dropped their string.

6. Re-group and discuss what has just happened. Ask questions and get the groupto participate. Ask if they understand how everything was tied together andhow. everything depends on everything else. We don't want to stop progress andchange, but we do want to preserve the ecosystem. For every high rise built,maybe a park should also be constructed or preserved.

V. 1. Observe their actions to see if there is an understanding of the ecosystem andhow it is linked 'together.

2. Listen for comments.

3. Ask whether they enjoyed and understood the activity. Understanding can bedetermined by the way they participate in answering the questions at the end ofthe activity.

4. Ask if they would like to do something like this again.XI ..1-11 1 J.

HENRIETTA AND THE SNAKE 17

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CAMPSITE REVISITED

HENRY CAMPER: "I love campsite "

HENRIETTA CAMPER: "I hate snakes and crawley things"

THE SNAKE: "Hissssssssss"

LIZARDS: "Lizard-like slurping sounds"

SPIDERS: "Let's make a web"

FLIES: "Bother, "bother, bother"

Once upon a weekend in , HENRY and HENRIETTA CAMPER came to

enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Campsite was their favorite. It had shade, it

was close to the bathrooms and close to the beach. But as they were setting up camp,

HENRIETTA CAKPER saw a SNAKE. As you know, HSNRISTTA hates SNAKES, so she had HENRY

get a shovel and ka'bamm kill the helpless SNAKE. Now campsite was perfect again.

The following weekend, H3ITRY and HSNRIETTA were back to beloved campsite , but again

a problem arose. Now ten LIZARDS shared the camp. Since the SNAKE was no longer around,

the LIZARD population had multiplied. HENRIETTA could not stand LIZARDS so she had KSNRY

out with his shovel again. Wham, Wham, Wham, and Campsite was tranquil and

beautiful. The next weekend HENRY and HENRIETTA returned, but a new group of crawley

things had come. One hundred SPIDERS. Since the SNAKE and LIZARDS tfere gone, no animals

were eating the SPIDERS and the population grew. Stamp, Stomp, Stamp, Stomp. HENRY

solved HENRIETTA'S fears and the SPIDERS were gone. The fourth weekend HENRY and

HENRIETTA returned to lovely Campsite to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Surely

since the SNAKE, the LIZARDS and all the SPIDERS were dead the campsite would be

undeniably perfect. But as HENRY and HENRIETTA began to set up camp they noticed a lot of

FLIES. They swished the FLIES out of their face and batted the FLISS out of their ears

and noses. They could not sit outside because of the FLIES and there were FLIES in the

camper. HENRIETTA got the bug spray, but still there were FLISS. HENRY got the FLY

swatter but still there were FLIES. There were so many FLIES that HENRY and HENRIETTA

could not kill them all, they could not enjoy the beautiful outdoors, so they went hone.

The next weekend HENRY and HENRIETTA stayed home, not wanting to fight FLISS anymore.

But what if HENRY and HENRIETTA had not killed the SPIDERS, the LIZARDS, and the SNAKSS ?

The SNAKE would eat a few LIZARDS, so there would not be too many LIZARDS, and the

LIZARDS eat the SPIDERS, so there would only be a few SP/IDERS, and SP3DSRS eat the FLISS

so only a few FLIES would be around. Under these conditions HENRY and HENRIETTA could

have- shared Campsite with the animals and camped happily ever after.

REMEMBER: ONLY YOU CAN PROTECT THE ANIMALS!

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what! What we think is the end of their usefulnesscan actually be the beginning of something wonderfulLet s watch it happen!

• Cut 2 bottles and tape pieces together as shownMany different arrangements can be made, but thisone is for compost columns.

• Make air holes in cylinder with heated paper clipscissors, or cold needle. The decomposers Hiving 'things that assist in the natural process of decav)'needoxygen.

• Fill columns with small pieces of leaves or otherorganic material, with and without soil. (You mav wantto start one ahead of time so "before and after" comparisons can be made without waiting so long )

• Schedule for it to "rain" periodically. Watch! \s theorganic material decays, it turns into compost

Idea 1 — Can each student make a compost column'Can they be set up differently and results compared'Idea 2 — What will we do with the compost? Grow ,giant beanstalk, what else?

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There are many ways you can pick a wildflower:

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