Fake Animal Scat - National Geographic Events
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1. Fake Animal Seat NA AAI What you do GROGIOLOGY Hand out the Animal Scat Identification Charts Explain in the Classroom to the students that scat is the name for poo that is found in the wild This chart shows the scat from different wild animals The first column of animals are herbivores which means that they only eat plants The middle column shows carnivores or meat eating animals The last column lists What you need omnivores or animals that eat a mixture of plants and per student animals Ask the students if they notice any similarities e Animal Scat among the herbivores The scat is more round and it is Identification Chart small How about among the carnivores The scat is pointed at one or both ends It is long and thin And e 3 sheets of paper the omnivores This scat is variable However it is e Pen or pencil usually oblong rather than round th cup of clay or e 72 Tell the students they will choose one animal scat from oatmeal poo mixture each of the three categories to model Distribute the clay or oatmeal poo mixture sheets of paper and pencils Once completed a scat model is placed on a sheet of paper and labeled with the animal s name ana whether it is an herbivore carnivore or omnivore e Recipe for oatmeal poo mixture Measuring cup Teaspoon Oatmeal not instant Water Cocoa powder Place 2 cup oatmeal on plate grind oatmeal with your fingers to make it less chunky Add 2 t2. order these through E scientific supply houses e Water e Toothpicks e Bone identification chart for owl pellets look under the tree where an owl roosts during the day What you do 1 Inspect the pellet Note the size and any features that might help you figure out where it came from 2 Soak the pellet in water 3 Very gently pull apart your pellet 4 Use the toothpicks to separate the bones from the fur and feathers 5 Roll the last bits of fur between your fingers to find tiny bones or teeth that may have been overlooked 6 Try to lay out or reconstruct the skeletons of the animals you found How many animals did you find in each pellet Can you identify the animals SN Z Bone Identification Chart Ag GROSSOMOBY in the Classroom tibia ES fibula o tail vertebra metatarsal Y toe 0 IN y dii Q Q 9 0 Please feel free to photocopy this for your students Teacher Instructions for Which Sea Creature Am 1 E STA a What you do in the Classroom After handing out the Which Creature Am descriptions give the students some time to complete their drawings When they have finished have several students share their drawings with the class What you need Point out any inaccuracies If any student actually e Pens or crayons drew a sea star show it to the class and slowly go p over the description to show that it fits ape e Book
3. Blood Colors ORAL Y mA EN y d This can be done as a demonstration 20055510 OGYI or as an activity in small groups What you do When you think of blood what color do you imagine What vou e grou People mostly think of red h Y need per 9 p because that is the color of e 1 teaspoon cornstarch e 1 4 cup clear corn syrup our blood and the color of Redand bloe food type used for cooking blood for many animals coloring not for pancakes However blood also comes e Bowl in several colors besides red e Droppers if you don t Today we will make fake have the food coloring Spoon blood that represents each that comes in dropper Measuring cup of the different blood colors bottles esni papera Tor Aima l powdered other small containers 1 Into the bowl place 1 4 e Marker or pen cup of corn syrup and e 2 spoonfuls water 2 spoonfuls of water Stir well 2 Use your spoon to divide your mixture into the 3 cups Let s look at one of the cups What color would you say this blood would be Some animals actually have clear or whitish blood Can anyone think of an animal that may have clear blood Most insects have clear blood That is because blood color comes from tiny bits of metal in blood However insects do not have any metal in their blood Can anyone name an insect 3 On one of your cups write Insect blood 4 Now To one of the unlabelled cups add 2 teaspoon of cornstarch Stir well 5 Add 4 drops of re
4. Internal Anatomy LY gt a DORA Make sure your squid is placed back on the plate with the mid ventral ridge side up We are now going to look inside 1 Cut open the mantle of the squid directly down the midline starting at the mantle opening near the siphon and continuing down the length of the body to the tip Spread back the sides of the mantle to expose the internal organs Be sure to lift up with the scissors when cutting so as not to cut into the internal organs of the squid The yellowish liver is a long organ in the center of the body that runs up toward the head The liver provides digestive enzymes The ink sac is located on the rectum and looks much like a small silver fish or thin black line depending on how full the sac is Very carefully snip the sac at both ends and place it on the plate next to your squid After the ink sack is removed dip the tip of a toothpick into the ink sac and try writing your name on the scrap paper The ink is the pigment which artists call sepia ink Squids squirt ink from the sac to protect themselves from attackers The gills are 2 white feathery structures found within the mantle cavity What is the purpose of the gills 6 At the base of each gill is a branchial heart also called the gill heart which pumps blood from the body up to the gills to be oxygenated Each of these hearts is quite small and slightly yellowish in color Squid actually have 3 hearts The third heart is
5. are very tiny but they can jump 150 times their height To find out how high that would be for you try the activity What you do 1 Measure your height in inches If you know your height in feet then multiply that number by 12 to get inches 2 A flea can jump about 150 times its height Calculate how many inches that would be for you to jump as high as a flea To do this multiply your height by 150 3 To see how long that jump would have to be use the measuring tape to mark the length on the ground Unless you have a very large room to work in you may need to go outside to do this 4 Itis probably easy to see you can t jump that far in one leap Find out how many leaps it takes you to make one flea jump Aren t fleas incredible If they could only learn how to dribble a basketball Ae GROSSOLOGY in the Classroom What you need per group e Measuring tape Calculator e Paper e Pencil A Meal of Mealworms NAO Depending upon which recipe you choose 20155510 OGYI the ingredients will vary in the Classroom Obtaining and preparing mealworms You can purchase mealworms from pet stores bait shops or online If your mealworms are packed in bran or cornmeal Wh there is no need to purge However if they are packed in a you need newspaper or paper remove the paper completely and add per class cornmeal Allow the mealworms to eat the cornmeal for e Colander 24 ho
6. blue blood What is the part in blood that determines the color Yes it is whether or not there is metal in the blood and the type of metal i Ny AL sd What you need per student GROSSOUO GN e Handout of possible animals in the Classroom e Candy Animal Poo worksheets e Handout of different animal scat pictures e Pen or pencil Candy Animal Poo e Several of each of the following candies Tootsie Rolls chocolate sprinkles chocolate This workshop can be done as a class covered macaroons Raisinettes brown or it can be done at a table set up for M amp M s licorice jelly beans Baby Ruth or the general public O Henry bars mini kisses or regular if you can t find the minis What you do e Paper towels Scat is the name for animal poo that is found in the wild The way the scat looks can tell scientists a lot about what animals are in the area how many and what the animals eat Sometimes it is difficult to see the animals directly so the poo that they leave behind is the next best thing People who study wild animal poo are called scatologists The scat from a certain animal say a dog will have a certain shape and texture Today we will be studying the shapes of different animal waste and matching that shape to something you may enjoy in your everyday life candy Distribute the handouts These are the animals that we will explore today and the pictures of their scat How would you describe the deer scat Th
7. from home e Paper towel from home e Clay e Paperclips e Small squares of tag board or cardboard e Pen or marker e Books or pictures for bug identification the bug just push the paperclip in enough to hold the bug Stick the curved end of the paperclip into the clay Use books pictures or a bug expert to find the type of bug that you have Use a pen or marker to label the cardboard with the name of the bug If you have more mount a different bug into a new cardboard square with clay and a paperclip Don t for get to label the cardboard with the name of the bug Admire your creepy crawly collection i Ar os Ve What you need GROSSOLOGY e 2 4 different types of fish small flat flounder or in the Classroom scup work well fresh or frozen rubber fish can be used Depending upon the size of the group you will need at least one fish for every 5 participants 7 7 i e Ink int water soluble block printing ink Fish Printing a h ad soluble block printing in Workshop e Paper rubbing paper rice paper construction paper etc OR white T shirts OR T shirt material cut into squares Preparation The surface of the fish must be thoroughly cleaned because mucus and dirt will e Paper towels obscure the detail Wash e Pens or making pens the fish in soap e g dish detergent and water until the mucus is gone If fish are to be used right away wash and pat dry For use later wash
8. means of recording fish catches It was developed into an art form by the Japanese Ss Demonstrate while you go over the steps of fish printing 1 Choose which fish you would like to print With a small brush gently paint one side of the fish with ink paint Make sure all areas are covered including the fins Use very little ink Brush from the head of the fish to the tail Most people use too much ink the first time so be careful After removing excess ink from your brush brush gently from the tail toward the head This will catch the ink along the edge of the scales and spines producing sharper detail Take paper and gently but firmly press down on the fish Rub evenly over all areas especially the head and fins Be careful to not move the paper while pressing Carefully lift the paper up making sure the fish does not move and smear the print Wipe the excess ink paint off with a paper towel Make sure to wipe from the head to the tail Don t forget to sign your print and label it with the name of the fish Place your Gyotaku on the drying area If you have time try another print If jp DN you choose to make Gyotaku T shirts ECR een ew b ar TTL de didas E P T the students can make another print on a clean section of the shirt Can You Jump as High as a Flea RNY Fleas are blood sucking insects To get to their dinner they often have to jump Fleas are amazingly skilled at jumping They
9. Compare your worm to someone else s worm How is your worm different Could you tell them apart Draw your worm Which part is the head Which part is the rear Label your drawing How can you tell the top of your worm from the bottom Find the band circling your worm s body near its front end This is called the clitellum Make sure your drawing has a clitellum Label the clitellum on your drawing Does your worm look smooth What does your worm feel like What does your worm smell like How does your worm move Does your worm have a mouth Le Find the blood vessel the runs the full length of the worm What color is the blood vessel Does your worm prefer the dark or the light Design an experiment to test this question MD QU Teacher Answer Sheet AN Np q ES CAER for Observing Worms IGROSSOTOGY 2 3 Answers will vary Answers will vary in the Classroom The head part of a worm is more pointed and the rear is flattened A student may also notice that the worm moves head first What you need The top is darker than the bottom A student may per student also notice that the worm keeps the bottom side down in the soil e Earthworm e Plastic container or The clitellum should be labeled on the worm drawing lid filled with soil A worm has bumps or rides so it does not look smooth e Pencil A worm has a mouth but it may be difficult for the students to see The blood vesse
10. GROSSOLOGY in the Classroom Suggested Answers for Candy Animal Poo Candy Scat Chocolate sprinkles Chocolate macaroons M amp M s Ralsinettes Jelly beans licorice Baby Ruth O Henry Hershey s Kisses Tootsie Rolls is GHOSIOLOGY in the Classroom Animal Mouse Beaver Rabbit Deer Rat Human Elk Raccoon Creepy Crawly Collection This is bigger than an insect collection Insects only have six legs In this collection you can have 8 legged critters or arachnids such as spiders You can also have many legged crawlies called arthropods such as millipedes Everyone in your class can bring in bugs to add to the collection How fun What you do 1 10 11 Collect a bunch of bugs at home And you don t even have to kill them You can find dead creepy crawlies in light fixtures lamps and along window sills Line the box or bag with a paper towel Place your bugs into the container Bring all of the bugs to school even if you have more than one of some kinds since you can give your extras to someone else Place a small ball of clay in the center of a cardboard square Remove a bug from the container Bend a paperclip to make part of it straight Very carefully spear the bug underneath with the paperclip Try not to push the metal all the way through Aare ROSS What you need per student e Dead creepy crawlies from home e Bag or box
11. Up Your New RADY Animal GROSSOLOGY Terms EROS YC Terms Animal GROSSOLOGY Ruminant Pellet Proboscis Pheromones Mucus Rumen Lyme Disease Intestine Feces Scarab Amphibian Manure E CAER RNY in the Classroom Definitions fly feeding tube an illness caused by certain ticks scent glad communication chemicals scientific word for poo farm animal waste poo the science of creatures gross and disgusting the gut tube of animals cud munchers such as cows goats camel deer antelope and sheep sticky liquid that slimes the inside and outside of many living things the first section of a ruminant s stomach cold blooded slimy skinned animal like a frog the waste ball soewed out by some birds a type of dung beetle Teacher answer sheet for o TM k TAN pre A y E Animal GROSSOLOGY Matchin a N La S GROSSOLOGY Terms Animal GROSSOLOGY Ruminant Pellet Proboscis Pheromones Mucus Rumen Lyme Disease Intestine Feces Scarab Amphibian Manure in the Classroom Definitions fly feeding tube an illness caused by certain ticks scent glad communication chemicals scientific word for poo farm animal waste poo the science of creatures gross and disgusting the gut tube of animals cud munchers such as cows goats camel deer antelope and sheep sticky liquid that slimes the inside and outside of many living things th
12. alworms Show the students the frozen or roasted mealworms Tell the class that mealworms are the pupa or larval stage of a grain eating beetle 5 Remove several mealworms for the students to observe 6 Explain how the mealworms were obtained and prepared 7 Depending upon which recipe you chose proceed with the cooking Mealworm Crispies 1 4 cup margarine Stove or hotplate 4 cups mini marshmallows Saucepan 3 cups crispy cereal Spoon 3 cups roasted mealworms 9x13 greased pan In a Saucepan melt margarine and marshmallows Remove from heat and add crispy cereal and roasted mealworms Stir Soread into a 9x13 greased pan Cool Spicy Mealworm Crunchies 2 tsp cayenne 6 cups party mix optional 1 tsp black pepper Stove or hot plate 1 cup mealworms Saucepan 6 Tbsp butter or margarine Spoon Place everything but the party mix into a saucepan Stir continuously until the mealworms are golden brown Drain and serve Or if desired add the meal worm mixture to party mix and serve 8 After the students have eaten the mealworms ask How did they taste Would you ever eat mealworms again Would you ever consider eating other bugs 9 Tell the students the proper word for insect eating is Entomophagy Entomo means insect and phag means to eat Observing Worms RN Np d Cre tA A what you do GROSSOLOGY 1 2 Obtain a worm and place it in the container with soil in the Classroom
13. d food coloring Stir What color did you make It is a light red 6 To make it a deeper red add 2 pinches of powdered cocoa Stir very well What animals have red blood Animals with back bones or vertebrates have red blood The red in red blood cells comes from a pigment called hemoglobin Hemo comes a Greek word for blood The pigment has iron mole cules in it Oxygen combining with the iron in hemoglobin makes the blood rust to turn it a red color 7 Use your pen to label the red blood cup Vertebrate blood 8 In the last cup add a pinch of cornstarch and stir W 9 Add 4 drops of blue food coloring q Did anyone know that some animals have blue blood especially when it is exposed to oxygen Can you guess what animals might have blue blood Lobsters crabs pillbugs shrimp octopus crayfish scallops barnacles snails small worms except earthworms clams squid slugs mussels horseshoe crabs most spiders None of these animals have backbones Some of these animals are Mollusks like the snails Some are Annelids like the small worms Some are Arachnids like the spiders Some are Crustaceans like the crabs Copper metal gives some animals stylish blue blood This blue blood chemical is called hemocyanin 10 Label your blue blood cup with one of the blue blooded groups Arachnids Annelids Mollusks or Crustaceans Now who can name an animal with clear blood With red blood With
14. dry and freeze fish in plastic bags Defrost approximately two hours before use e Small paintbrush for each fish printing station e Newspapers o E The day of the workshop cover the fish printing tables with ome newspaper Place the paint brushes and paints at each station Designate a drying station for the prints Set up a paper table with pens or markers for signing and labeling the prints If possible it is best if the participants do not gt sit at the print stations but rather at separate tables or on the floor until the printing begins y Workshop Introduction With the participants seated on the floor or at tables away from the print area as a display hold up one of the fish that will be used in the printing All fish are vertebrates which means that they have a backbone The external anatomy of a fish is very different from our own because they move and live in water and we live on land For example fish have noses called nares that don t look anything like our own yet their purpose is to smell chemicals in the water What can we say about how a fish moves by looking at its body shape or form What body parts of the fish are similar to humans What body parts are different gt Fish Printing eitad ae lt a eer Eee tee sail The Japanese art of fish printing is called Gyotaku Gyo means fish Taku means print The Chinese began making fish prints over 600 years ago as a
15. e first section of a ruminant s stomach cold blooded slimy skinned animal like a frog the waste ball soewed out by some birds a type of dung beetle
16. e raccoon scat How do the raccoon and deer scat differ Is there a type of candy that the raccoon scat might resemble Hand out the worksheets This is a list of the different candies that we will work with today Your job as scatologists is to match the candy with the animal that has a similar poo shape You should pay careful attention to the animal scat pictures before choosing which candy for each animal You may want to place a sample of the candy scat on the picture of the animal before you fill in your final answers on the worksheet will now hand out the various candy samples Please do not eat the samples Distribute samples to each student Give them time to complete the activity When they are through regain the group s attention Which animal s scat did you think looked like chocolate sprinkles Take answers If the stu dents vary in their answers have each student explain why they chose that candy If the explanation is valid the choice is fine There are really no correct answers thought the mouse scat looked like chocolate sprinkles Continue through the rest of the worksheet You have been observant scatologists today Now you can go ahead and eat your candy scat models Candy Animal Poo Candy Scat Animal Chocolate sprinkles Chocolate macaroons M amp M s Raisinettes Jelly beans licorice Baby Ruth O Henry Hershey s Kisses Tootsie Rolls j TM a a JA RRA A CAER
17. easpoons cocoa mix with fingers Add water little by little until oatmeal mixture can be molded Animal Seat Identification Chart Herbivore Rabbit Round slightly squashed pellets of finely chewed plant material Dark brown tan or black depending on food Deer Vary in size but are generally squashed spheres with a slight taper There will generally be a small pile Entirely vegetative and quite uniform in consistency Carnivore CROA OTOT in the Classroom Omnivore Fox Note tapered ends and hair in scat Fox scat will almost always have these two features and it may be thicker or thinner depending on food animal and level of decomposition Coyote Very similar to fox but larger A large fox and a small coyote may have identical scat Porcupine Somewhat variable in shape but usually oblong Contain a great deal of wood pulp Individual scat may be connected by thin strands Mountain Lion Puma Cougar Chords with uniform diameter May contain fur or feathers Scats rarely seen since cats cover it up Raccoon Note blunt ends and uniform thickness like a Tootsie Roll Scat will contain berries seeds corn and perhaps crayfish parts Opossum Uneven and variable due to changing food sources May contain hair or berries Often in small segments Not commonly found Rat Dark brown or black even consistency Small oval pellets
18. football What is the shape of our eyes Squid can tell the difference between light and dark blue and yellow 5 The main part of the body containing all the organs is called TART ey the mantle It is the pocket of skin that covers the body The mantle is covered in pigment cells called chromatophores Squids can change color rapidly and they use this to camouflage themselves to attract mates and to communicate with each other The squid has two fins on the mantle near the pointed end of its body The fins are used as stabilizers and to propel the squid The siphon is a short tube with one opening on the head between the eyes and the other end just under the mantle collar The siphon propels the squid through the water in the opposite direction to which the siphon is pointing much like jet propulsion To use this jet propulsion the squid takes in water through the large opening and then closes off the opening The only way the water can escape is through the smaller siphon The mantle muscles contract and the water comes out with enough force to propel the squid through the water at about 20 miles per hour Gonad Stomach Internal shell IS ml cise Seto Siti aie an Mantle bara Gill heart Lg A Y ay A Rr N Le ae AA an a lt a Wats gt CaS wa X 4 Oe E Rs LP ea AN Ten I QA A SHN As ARS AID Ya ON SSE ee NA ENSI AN eo e S aos r Mantle cavity Ink sac Anus Radul Siphon A
19. l and stir Pour the seasoned flour mixture into the plate e Paper plates e 1 pair of clean scissors Workshop e 4 toothpicks Introduction e 1 hand lens optional Organize the students into groups of 2 or 3 LSO p Ot paper e Squid diagrams Who has ever heard of a squid What do you know about squid Take answers from the students e 1 squid Hand out the squid diagrams Everybody needs clean hands for this because we are going to eat the squid at the end of the class As the students wash their hands place the dissecting materials on the tables External anatomy Place the squid right side up on the plate You should have the mid ventral ridge facing you with the tentacles at the top 1 Arms and tentacles Are they the same size Do they look alike How many arms are there How many tentacles are there Take answers for each of the questions 2 Look at the suckers with the hand lens Notice all the small teeth in a ring around the suckers They are used to hold the prey Squid capture their prey with the tentacles and bring it to the arms to be held until the prey stops struggling 3 Look inside the circle of the arms and tentacles The small black dot is the beak Use a toothpick to push the tissue back from around it Can you see the 2 halves It looks like a parrot beak and is very powerful It is used to tear pieces from the prey 4 The eyes are much like our own but the lens is shaped like a
20. l is purple Answers will vary 0 P m One Meter Hike NAS f TETS There are many creatures right under your feet an 20055510 OGYI entire world in the grass and the garden In this activity you will take a one meter hike For you this may not seem in the Classroom very long but imagine you are a small creature like an ant This would be a very long and exciting adventure What you need What you do per group 1 Find a patch of grass or garden o Nieterstick 2 Place your meter stick on the ground This is the length e Magnifying glass of your hike optional e Patch of grassy area 3 Pretend you are a very small creature such as an ant or garden area Place your eyes very close to the ground and begin your hike If you have a magnifying glass use it to observe e Paper closely during your hike Pencil 4 Draw what your world would look like if you were the size of an ant 5 Draw any insects you see Draw interesting objects such as rocks or shells or bird poo Draw any large animals that may cross your path such as birds or worms PRAL mA ES GROSSOLOY in the Classroom Owl Pellets Owls eat small rodents reptiles and birds They swal low their prey whole An owl s stomach acids aren t strong enough to digest bones or hair Owls vomit up the indigestible stuff about 24 hours after they eat If you want to look What you need per group e Owl pellets you can
21. larger and located between the two branchial hearts This is called the systemic heart and pumps oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body 7 The squid is supported by a structure called a pen This structure is the remnant shell To locate the pen lift up the head and place it down over the top of the organs of the body Underneath where the head was lying on the plate you will now notice a pointed area right along the midline of the body This is the tip of the pen Grasp this tip and pull until the pen comes free of the mantle The pen is as long as the mantle and is shaped like a transparent feather Now to prepare the squid for eating 1 Remove the fins by grasping the mantle in one hand and the fins in the other and pulling to remove the fins 2 The arms and tentacles are eaten Cut them off the mouth and eye area keeping all of the tentacle and arms joined in one large ring Place the arms and tentacles onto your clean plate 3 Grasp the squid s head in one hand and pull it down over the body toward the pointed end This should pull most of the internal organs off in one piece Remove the gills separately 4 Now turn the mantle over and peel off all the colored skin You should be left with cleaned white mantle Place the cleaned mantle onto your plate with the For he Cooking arms and tentacles Cut the mantle into strips starting Corner you need from the bottom of the mantle to the tip e Electric wok or hotp
22. late 5 Discard all the internal organs and frying pan e Spatula 6 Take the cleaned squid on the clean paper plate j over to cooking corner e Knife e 3 eggs Cooking Corner e 5 tablespoons olive oil 1 Coat the squid strips and the tentacles with egg and then roll them in the seasoned flour mix e 3 cups seasoned flour such as Dixie Fry or mix 1 cup of flour 2 cups breadcrumbs 3 Add the seasoned squid and stir for about 1 minute 1 teaspoon pepper or until the meat begins to curl e 1 lemon or cocktail sauce optional 2 Preheat the pan with a tablespoon of oil 4 Remove from the oil and place onto paper towels e Bowl 5 Garnish with lemon or cocktail sauce if desired e Plate You may need to add more oil depending upon the e Paper towels amount of squid to be cooked SONO uoydis AN a T eINPed snuy des yu ra Ly wevy JIAE aj UeW aa ara ana GANA s fy NAS ta gt r AS e v4 A y e A w ae 2 r a LAS a 2 X gt er NE mm D Fan maat y ve Vie A AN Ka s t ae Cy WA Poe hee a gt gt TAA es y E AIRE CENA ad ba ee Fa _ lt al a HL Ve are ont vue Ww SIN ee A d CRA AS gt eta ne a AR A e _ AA Nee o gt a e E z DA PR e o S J e o T Ne y d 7 e OO SS as gt gt h ye y 1D EN AS oe Jays 8uJa u WOOJSSe gt JU Ul NDOTO SSON weibeig pinbs Match
23. oom E maT Find a snail Morning or evening is usually the best time to go snail hunting Snails really like gardens The best time of year is during the spring or summer Lift the snail gently by the shell Place it in a box or jar to bring to school Feed your snail lettuce Remove your snail from the container Place the snail on a sheet of clear plastic Hold up the plastic to observe the snail as it crawls If the snail won t move place some lettuce at one end of the plastic Place objects on the plastic in the path of the snail Watch the snail glide across the objects Observe from above and below the snail If you feel really brave place the snail on your hand Feel the creature slime across your palm Return the animal to a moist area Away from your garden would be the best bet Squid Dissection Workshop RNY NG 7 In order to preserve them overnight the squid can ROAR LORY be frozen and thawed the next morning Frozen squid can easily be obtained at Chinese markets in the Classroom and from local supermarkets often in the frozen food section If obtaining them from the local supermarket and or if the package is marked Calamari make sure that they are whole squid and not just tubes and tentacles For the Workshop On the day of the workshop organize the dissection you need for a tools for each group Set up the cooking corner Crack group of 2 or 3 the eggs into a bow
24. s or pictures of sea Share with the class a picture of a sea star animals including a sea star Instruct each student to choose a sea animal such e Handouts of the sea star as a hagfish sea anemone tubeworm octopus eel description slug snail shark Have the students look up pictures of the animals in books or have pictures available for the students Give each student time to write a description of the animal chosen Students can then swap descriptions with partners or they can volunteer to read their descriptions to the class to see if others can make drawings from their description e A Which Sea Creature Am I RN Np AY j A ISR D Draw an animal from the following description GROSSOLOGY It has no head or brain Most animals of this kind have five in the Classroom or more arms but no fingers Attached to the bottom of each arm are feet but no legs The feet are usually in pairs and one animal can have over 1000 feet In the center of the feet is this animal s toothless mouth This animal is often covered with bumps or little spines It comes in various colors such as purple red and yellow aa ee S33 A A mA ES G Snail Trails Snails slime along from the snow line to beneath the sea Snails like damp places but they can survive without water by hiding out inside of their shells They actually plug up their shell opening to seal themselves off What you do 1 ROSS in the Classr
25. urs or longer e Water About 1 1 5 hours before the activity put the mealworms e Paper towels in a colander and rinse well with tap water Place onto a paper towel and pat dry Remove any dead mealworms Dead worms will be darker in color Put the cleaned meal e Freezer worms into a plastic bag and freeze for 15 minutes e Cornmeal e Plastic bag Roasting the Mealworms If you are making the Mealworm e Measuring cup Crispies take the cleaned insects from the freezer and place on a baking sheet covered with paper towels Bake at 200 F for 1 hour e Measuring spoons What you do 1 Ask the students What animals eat insects Take answers If none of the students mention humans ask What about humans 2 Ask the class if anyone has ever eaten insects either by accident or on purpose 3 Tell the students that insects are eaten by people all over the world except for North America and Europe And in North America the Native Americans and settlers did eat insects In fact there are over 1 462 recoded species of edible insects Insects are high in protein and low in fat So they are quite healthy The only reason people don t think of insects as a food source is because of how they were raised For example if they were born in Thailand they may eat silkworm pupae or they would eat grasshoppers if they were born in Japan or China or Mexico 4 Tell the students that today they will try eating insects They will try me
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