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Article: How fireflies communicate: your students can use glow sticks to shed light on animal signals.
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- Instructor (1990)
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- November 1, 1995
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Long after the excitement of Halloween is over, your students can still bask in its glow with this investigation. While kids have a blast using glow sticks to send firefly signals, they'll learn key concepts about animal communication. So don't wait another moment to treat your kids to delightful learning - collect those leftover Halloween glow sticks, or order a set by mail (see Resources).
FLICKERING FIREFLIES
Concepts: All animals have physical characteristics that help them survive. Fireflies produce light as a means to signal mates and, ultimately, reproduce.
Skills: observing, communicating, classifying
Materials: glow sticks (at least ...