Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Thing #18--Online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.

SCAVENGER HUNT!


Let’s get to know your library a little better. Just like insects we are going to scatter all over the library to look for these answers. To be successful you are going to have to be like cockroaches and infiltrate every crevice in ??? Library. Your goal is to get all the answers within 30 minutes. If you get all the answers (on your own or with a partner) you will receive a small prize. If you get all of the correct answers and handed in your scavenger hunt the fastest you will receive the grand prize! Good Luck!

Questions

Answers

  1. Locate/Write down the call number to the book titled “Where do they go? Insects In Winter”.

  1. In Where do they go?...,besides California, where do butterflies migrate to in the winter?

  1. Locate/Write down the call number to the reference book titled “Facts About The States”.

  1. Using “Facts About The States” what is Nebraska’s State Insect?

  1. Track down the picture book titled “Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears”by Verna Aardema. On the cover of the book you will see that an award was given in 1976. What was the award?

  1. There are movies for everyone at the library that can be checked out. List the one that is not lost, is a dvd and deals with an insect that could sting you.

  1. Find the book with the call number 595.709 EVA—What is the title?

  1. Check the indexin the back of 595.709 EVA for the Sowbug Killer and list how it kills its prey.

  1. Using the World Book Dictionary in the reference area, list the pronunciation of an arachnid.

  1. Using the World Book Dictionary again, look up lightning bug and write down the official name.

  1. Find out how long lightning bugs live using theWorld Book of Knowledge.

  1. There are many copies of the Guinness Book Of World Records. Locate the 2008 version in the reference area and list the name of the longest beetle and how big it gets.

  1. Choose one of the books about insects brought from the school library and write down the title.

  1. Library Computer—Open Library Website and click the POWER LIBRARYicon, click on EBSCO FOR ANIMALS, in the find area type INSECTS and press ENTER. Choose one of the insect articles listed and show me.

  1. Use www.google.com and find a picture of any insect you want and show me.


WEBSITES

Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Entomology Insect Illustrations

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/entomology/illustrations.html

Researchers to pay $12 an ounce for fireflies

June 23, 2008 12:06 pm
As the season begins, collectors are looking forward to the prospect of having fun, helping science and earning extra money at the new, higher price of 42 cents per gram or $12 per ounce (approximately $1.65 per 100 bugs). Scientists at the Promega Biosciences in San Luis Obispo, CA, use the insects for public health safety testing of food. For more information, please contact the Firefly Project, c/o 122 Emory Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 or call 1-888-520-1272. The e-mail address is fireflyproject@yahoo.com.

University of Florida Insect Records

http://ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu/

Nature Recordings and Pictures

http://www.naturesongs.com/

Iowa State University's Tasty Insect Recipes

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectsasfood.html

Central Pets How To Care For Insects

http://www.centralpets.com/pages/insects/insects.html

Clemson University Arthropod Museum

http://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/

Insectclopedia

http://www.insectclopedia.com/

Insect Game—Bug on a Wire

http://www.miniclip.com/games/bug-on-a-wire/en/

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