In the studio, Dr. Art and Christina examine monarch caterpillars and build a caterpillar habitat in order to watch them transform into butterflies. A teacher s guide is available from Media Group. This program reveals the incredible jumping, chirping and camouflaging skills of crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, as well as other related insects like the praying mantis and the walking stick. Dr. Art shows students how to make a cricket habitat and provides instruction on where to find crickets, what to feed them and what to expect from a pet cricket. A teacher s guide is available from Media Group.
Mosquitoes are a slender, delicate type of fly best known for their habit of biting.
A studio demonstration presents how to make a fruit fly trap and how to raise fruit flies. A teacher s guide is available from Media Group. Most everyone has seen them buzzing around the house or crawling around outside. Insects such as cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms are part of everyday life. This program describes the habits of many of these creatures and how they affect humans.