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MEET ME AT THE CORNER: LADYBUG PROJECT

Explain The Lost Ladybug Project in your own words. What is happening to ladybugs? Why is it important?
What is an aphid? What is the relationship between ladybugs and aphids?
What does a spotter do? Why is this important to The Lost Ladybug Project?
What equipment do spotters need?
How do spotters document their data? What data do they need to include?
How do the spotters calm ladybugs? Why do they need to do this?
What should spotters do with the ladybugs after they have collected all the data? Why?
Would you like to be a spotter? What skills do you have that would make you a good spotter?

Click on Other Fun Websites. Click on The Lost Ladybug Project and go to Ladybug Facts. Find the answer to the following questions:

How many species of ladybugs are there worldwide? How many species are there in the United States?
What do ladybugs eat? Create a food web.
What are some natural defenses of ladybugs?
What garden plants attract ladybugs? Design a garden for your area to attract ladybugs. Label all of the plants.

(Schedule is subject to change)

Air Date: April 1, 2013
Thomas Edison
History: Meet Me at the Corner takes a virtual field trip to the Thomas Edison National Historical Museum in West Orange,New Jersey.. Young Carter interviews Patrick Garner who portrays Thomas Edison who talks about his early life and his many inventions.
Air Date:May 1, 2013
CHEMISTRY WEEK
Eleven year old Paige interviews an international perfume expert to find out more about the science that goes into creating a fragrance.
Links to fun websites include How to make your own perfume, fun chemistry sites and recommended books and kits. Click on to the Learning Corner for questions and activities.
Air Date: June 1, 2013
TARANTULAS
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Colorado to meet "The Tarantula Wrangler," a lover and collector of arachnoids commonly known as spiders. She talks to MEET ME AT THE CORNER correspondent, Charlotte, about the joys of owning a tarantula and raising it as a pet.
Air Date: July 1, 2013
Interview with Cookbook Author Abby Dodge
Morgana visits with cookbook author Abby Dodge and learns to make Vietnamese rolls from Abby’s new cookbook, Around The World, 50 International Recipes for Kids. Go on a culinary journey all over the world, and learn how to make recipes from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, and lots of other places around the globe. By the end of your travels, you will have put the world on your plate!