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SECRETS OF SCIENCE

What's Bugging You?: Insect Life in Southern California

Dr. E. F. Legner, University of California, Riverside

(Contacts)

Did you know that there were over 2 million kinds (= species) of insects in the world? Would you like to know more about,

What kinds of insects there are?

What insects eat?

What special structures they use to survive?

Which insects are the best flyers?

Which ones are harmful and which ones are beneficial?

The different life styles of insects and the way they change?

How we attempt to control insects?

How you can make your own collection?

The way biologists study insects?

Then, be sure to sign up for the "Secrets of Science" series of classes at the Riverside Municipal Museum!

The program, consisting of four 1 1/2 hour sessions and a special field trip is designed to introduce students to the major forms of insect life in Southern California, and to give them a better understanding of the important role that insects play in the balance of nature.

The tuition for the series is $______ per student. This includes 6 hours of supervised instruction, all classroom materials, and a special field trip. Parents will be responsible for transportation. Box lunches will be provided for all students on the field trip.

Classes are limited to 12 students in each section.

The schedule is as follows:

All classes will be held on Saturdays -- April __, __, __, __, May __.

3rd and 4th grades -- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

5th and 6th grades -- 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The field trip is scheduled for Saturday, May ____.

REGISTRATION FORM

Name(s):_______________________________________________________ Grade:_________

Parent or Guardian: ______________________________________________ Phone:_________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FORM

Name(s):_______________________________________________________ Grade:_________

Parent or Guardian: ______________________________________________ Phone:_________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FORM

Name(s):_______________________________________________________ Grade:_________

Parent or Guardian: ______________________________________________ Phone:_________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FORM

Name(s):_______________________________________________________ Grade:_________

Parent or Guardian: ______________________________________________ Phone:_________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FORM

Name(s):_______________________________________________________ Grade:_________

Parent or Guardian: ______________________________________________ Phone:_________

Address:______________________________________________________________________