Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2024 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

“A falling star!” exclaims Dad.“Did you see it, Yo?”“It landed over there,” says Yo.“In those tree branches.” “That’s a firefly,” says Dad. “There are lots of them out tonight.”“I’m getting my bug catcher,” says Yo. “Caught one!” says Yo. “There’s no fire on it, Dad. It’s not even hot.” “Hey, it turned off!” “Now it’s on again.”“It’s sending signals to its friends,” says Dad. “If the firefly and I both signal,” says Yo, “maybe the other fireflies will come close to us.” “They’ll make so much light we can stay up all night,” says Yo.“I need some sleep,” says Dad. “And so do you. Shall we let this guy go?” “OK,” says Yo. “But I’m sending one more signal. It’s saying, ‘Good night, fireflies. Please come back tomorrow.’”…

Make a fun butterfly guide. How to make 1. Cut out the big square along the dotted line. 2. With the blue side of the square facing up, fold in each corner so the four points meet at the white center dot. 3. Flip the now smaller square over so its smooth side faces up, and again fold in each corner so the four points meet at the black center dot. 4. Fold the now even smaller square in half, so the left edge meets the right edge. Crease hard, and unfold. Now fold the square in half, so the bottom edge meets the top edge. Crease hard, and leave folded. 5. Slide your thumbs and pointer fingers under the four flaps, and push your fingers together and apart to…

Legs Insects always have three pairs of legs, though each pair may look different. That makes a total of six legs. If a critter has more or fewer than six legs, it is not an insect. Abdomen The last of an insect’s three body parts is the abdomen. It contains the organs insects use to breathe, break down food, and lay eggs. Head Every insect has three body parts—head, thorax, and abdomen. The front part, the head, is where you’ll find an insect’s eyes and mouth (but no nose). Thorax An insect’s middle section is called the thorax. It’s where an insect’s legs and wings are attached. Exoskeleton You have hard bones inside your body. Instead of bones, insects have a hard outside coat or shell called an exoskeleton. The…

All insects change as they grow from eggs to adults. This change is called metamorphosis. Some kinds of insects, such as dragonflies, crickets, and praying mantises, look a lot like their parents when they hatch. They go through three stages, from egg to nymph to adult. 1 A mother dragonfly lays her eggs on a plant in a pond. 2 Baby dragonflies, called nymphs, hatch from the eggs. A nymph looks like a small adult, except it has no wings. 3 A dragonfly nymph lives and eats and grows underwater. 4 The nymph’s exoskeleton, or outside coat, does not grow or stretch. When it gets too tight, the coat splits open, and the nymph crawls out with a new, looser coat. 5 The nymph molts, or sheds its exoskeleton, many…