Here is an extensive integrated unit of study focused on that common and familiar insect-the cricket. In this edition, teachers are given a complete guide and reproducible worksheets for elementary and middle school students. With over 30 different activities on crickets, students learn science content and skills including: · Taxonomy · Anatomy · Ecology · Mark and recapture techniques for estimating population size · Reading biological distribution maps, and · Caring for living organisms in the classroom Many activities involve hands-on science investigations while other activities involve reading, writing, and using graphic organizers to compare crickets to kids and other insects. This book includes learning logs, which can serve as an assessment tool for the teacher and technological applications 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 this teacher edition. It is perfectly 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, Student Edition

"The guide gives teachers reproducible worksheets and activities to learn basic science concepts of taxonomy, anatomy, and ecology, as well as how to read biological distribution maps and how to care for living organisms in the classroom. The teacher materials include an overview of the activity, the student objectives, materials needed and preparation necessary, time required for the activity (which is a very nice feature), and background information and procedures for the teacher. They suggest ways of organizing student groups and activities so that the experience is successful for all. It is the type of unit that can be dropped into any curriculum and completed within a few weeks." - NSTA Recommends