It is Tuesday night and we are exhausted- very, very tired. We spent the entire day working with scientists. Funny, they didn't look anything like the ones I saw Mrs. Eva's class drawing last week.
First we worked with Clark. Clark is an entomologist here at Tulane University. There is a sign on his door that says, "Don't bug me!" Do you know what an entomologist does? The clue is in the last sentence.
Clark is using a special microscope so that he can dissect tiny insects. You can see the image on a computer screen as he does it. What does dissect mean?
Then the scientists put us to work. First,I had to measure nutrients for the plants caterpillars like to eat. Then they sent me to the greenhouse to fill 90 pots with the exact quantity of plant feed that was required. It was very tedious labor, but someone had to do it.
In the afternoon, I measured insects. We measured their length- the long part of their bodies with a ruler. Most of the insects were smaller than an ant. Which unit of measure, in the metric system would you use to measure them?
Activity:
Please define the words in bold print: dissect,entomologist, tedious
Please answer the question at the end.
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