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CICADA

America will soon see millions of little visitors. They will dig up from under the ground !

Are they aliens or monsters ? No, they are noisy insects called Cicadas.

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WHAT

news-2-you

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A Cicada is one to two inches long.

The insect has long wings for flying.

The Cicada also has five eyes !The eyes can be red, white, blue, yellow, gray or brown.

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America has different kinds of Cicadas.

Some Cicadas live underground for a very long time. One group of Cicadas went underground 17 years ago. Was that before you were born ?

These Cicadas will return this summer.

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Cicadas live in groups. Each group lives in a different area of the U.S.

This year’s big group lives on the East Coast. Most Cicadas will be from Maine to North Carolina.

Cicadas may cover the streets and buildings.

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People may also see the Cicadas in other places. People may hear the insects too !

The male Cicadas move specialmuscles. They make a loud sound to call the females.

The female Cicadas like the sound.

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Some people do not like the Cicada’s sound.

The sound can be loud, like thunder !

But do not be afraid of Cicadas. They will not hurt people. They will not bite or sting.

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Watch for Cicadas when the weather is warm. They will crawl out of the ground.

Female Cicadas will lay eggs in tree branches.

The adult Cicadas will live only a few weeks. We will not see them after September.

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The Cicada eggs will hatch after six weeks.

The young Cicadas will drop from the trees. They will go to live underground. They will rest and grow larger.

See you again in 17 years, little Cicadas !

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada

The word Cicada means “tree cricket.”

Scientists have found more than 2,500 kinds of Cicadas. Cicadas live on almost every continent, but not Antarctica.

Birds and squirrels like to eat Cicadas. Also, some people roast Cicadas and eat them !

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WHAT

CICADA

insect in the news

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UNDERGROUND

Cicadas live underground for many years. They dig a hole one to eight feet deep.

The young Cicadas drink juice from underground roots. After years of rest, they dig to the surface.

Do you think the Cicadas are happy to see the Sun ?

WHERE

places in the news

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recipe page

NEED

Drink

Serves 12NEED Root Juice

1/2 gallon Cookies and Cream ice cream

1 (2 liter) bottle root beer scoop 12 cups

2. Slowly pour root beer over ice cream.

3. Enjoy with straw or spoon.

1. Scoop ice cream into each cup.

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joke page

Some are

Who’s there ?

Knock, Knock.

Summer.

Summer who ?

Summer going to see a lot of Cicadas.

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Cross out pictures NOT about CICADA.

Colosseum

Oval Office

crawl

squirrel

sound

East Coast

garage

insects

lay eggs

wings

street

hear

summer

bake sale

Cicada

underground

tree

live

opera

cricket

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game page

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underground

sound

lay eggs

hatch

Cicada

East Coast

crawl

insects

weeks

hole

matching pageMatch the names to the picture.

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1. WHAT is the paper about ?

2. WHAT does a Cicada have ?

4. WHY do the Cicadas crawl out of the ground ?

5. HOW do male Cicadas call the females ?

6. WHEN will these Cicadas come back again ?

7. HOW will you know the Cicadas are around ?

8. WHERE do young Cicadas go when they drop from the trees ?

3. WHERE is this year’s large group of Cicadas ?

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blister

East Coast

fly south

moo

17 years

they will eat all the grass

underground

Carousel

dry skin

West Coast

lay eggs

howl

four weeks

sound

sky

MoonbuggyRace

five eyes

Midwest

pollinateflowers

loud sound

next year

odor

underwater

Cicada

review page

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WORD BANK

diglive

eggstreessoundCicadainsects

East Coastunderground

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ACROSS DOWN

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Some people do not like the Cicada’s _____________.

Cicadas _____________ in groups.

The young Cicadas will drop from the _____________.

Some Cicadas live _____________ for a very long time.

Female Cicadas will lay _____________ in tree branches.

People may hear the _____________ too!

This year’s big group lives on the _________ _______.

The _____________ also has five eyes!

Cicadas _____________ a hole one to eight feet deep.

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puzzle page

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Fill in the grid using the pictures below so that every row, every column and every large box contains the following four items: .

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1. DESCRIBE your favorite insect.

2. WHAT insects do you see in the summer ?

3. WHY do we need insects ?

4. WOULD you eat a Cicada ? Why or why not ?

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OHIO’S CHESS CHAMPION

Christopher Shen lives in Powell, Ohio. He likes basketball, toys and cartoons.

But Christopher loves chess the best.

Christopher is eight years old. He is one of the best chess players in America. *

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* For his age

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* World Youth Championship, December 17 - 29.

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Christopher has been playing chess for two years. He studies the game for two hours a day.

On the weekends, Christopher plays in chess tournaments. He will play in a big tournament in Dubai this winter. *

Christopher wants to win; we hope he does.

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insects

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crawl

street

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hatch

cricket

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