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just the thing for the bug crazy kids in your class!:  4H Teaming with Insects Level 1

just the thing for the bug crazy kids in your class!:  4H Teaming with Insects Level 1 | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
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Learn more about the insects and mini-beasts in your own backyard

Learn more about the insects and mini-beasts in your own backyard | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
I recently wrote about how important it is to be able to identify plants and animals. Knowing the names of species that live around us helps us to connect to nature.
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The Chemical Compositions of Insect Venoms

The Chemical Compositions of Insect Venoms | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
Insect venoms are complicated. Really complicated. You could be forgiven for thinking that it must be a relatively simple company of chemicals that makes up the painful sensation of a bee or wasp sting, but in fact a hugely complex mixture of all sorts of compounds - proteins, peptides, enzymes, and other smaller molecules - go
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Hey Chem and Bio teachers - here's some fun material to work with during your next biochemistry unit! 

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Do insects prefer local or foreign foods? | Data Nuggets

Do insects prefer local or foreign foods? | Data Nuggets | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
One of the invasive plants found in the experiment, Centaurea stoebe. The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student Activity, Graph Type A,
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Great ecology unit resource!
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Coffee Boring Beetles: Depriving The World Of Caffeine For More Than 30 Years

If you could consume coffee in the amount that these beetles could, you would drink 230 cups of coffee per day! Coffee boring beetles cause $500,000,000 of d...
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Beetles that survive solely on coffee - sounds almost like me! 

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Good Vibrations Key To Insect Communication

Good Vibrations Key To Insect Communication | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
For some insects, sound waves or vibrations are the real social media — high-speed rumbles sent through the air and along leaf stems to help the bugs claim territory, send warnings and find mates.
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