This Week in Kid Scoop

These “at home” activities connect with the Kid Scoop page published in this week’s newspaper in your area.

Dung Beetles

Dung beetles are incredibly strong. Watch this video showing a dung beetle wrestling its ball of dung uphill and then burying it underground. With its larva inside, the dung provide sustenance for the emerging larva. Web Links The Dance of … Continue reading

Crickets

Here’s everything you need to know about breeding crickets. This 10 minute film shows the life cycle of crickets from the female laying her eggs to the adult stage. Web Links MagicBox Cricket InfoA short video that describes different kinds … Continue reading

Beneficial Bugs

Navigate the ladybug through different garden mazes for some online fun. Web Links San Diego Zoo: LadybugsAll about these helpful, hungry insects. Nature’s AmazingA Youtube video of ladybugs with lots of fun facts and photographs. Praying MantisWatch this amazing video … Continue reading

Bug Defenses

In this game, first you build your bug then you add stuff to help your bug survive the swamp crossing. Web Links 10 Amazing TacticsBugs can be display some inventive ways to stay alive and escape predators. Some simple rely … Continue reading

Ants

The world outside the ant colony is rumored to have plentiful food. Figure out the best angle to launch the hero ant on the leaf sling so he will travel as far as possible. Web Links Amazing Ant FactsThis video … Continue reading