Extensions Using the praying mantid as a character and information learned from the lesson, have the students create their own fantasy story using the praying mantid as a character. (Notice what issues may appear in the stories). Words with Special Meanings (for understanding only, not to be tested) Compound eyes: insect eyes made up of many tiny lenses (or facets) and capable of seeing images and colors. Praying mantids have two large compound eyes. Hypothesis (hypotheses, plural): a tentative explanation for a question that can be tested using experimentation. Observe: to look at and pay special attention to what something does, what it looks like, and how it changes. Predict: to guess what you believe will happen. Simple eyes: insect eyes made up of a single lens that perhaps helps them tell the difference between dark and light. Praying mantids have three simple eyes on the top of their head between the compound eyes. Vision: the ability to see. Conclusion: making a judgment or an opinion about what we found. Bibliography AnatoMath © ,TJ's Workshops Unlimited, PO Box 40253, Mesa, Arizona 85274, 1988 Brown, Marc. Arthur's Eyes. Illustrated by the author. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1979. Brown, Ruth. If At First You Do Not See. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982 Conklin, Gladys. Praying Mantis-The Garden Dinosaur. New York: Holiday House, Inc., 1978 Simon, Hilda. Sight and Seeing: A World of Light and Color. New York: Philomel Books, 1983 Earle, Olive L. Praying Mantis. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1969 Hornblow, Leonora and Aurthur. Insects Do the Strangest Things. New York: Random House, 1968 Huntington, Harriet E. Praying Mantis. Garden City, NY: Double Day and Company, Inc., 1957 Johnson, Sylvia. Mantises. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications, Co., 1984 Keller, Holly. Cromwell's Glasses. Illustrated by the author. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1982. Kotzwinkle, William. Trouble in Bugland, A Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries. Boston: David R. Godine, 1983 National Geographic Magazine. Vision. Washington, DC., 1992 Raskin, Ellen. Spectacles. New York: Trumpet Club, 1968;1989. Varres, Bianca. Backyard Hunter: The Praying Mantis. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1990 Yolen, Jane. The Seeing Stick. Illustrated by Remy Charlip and Demetra Maraslis. New York: Thomas Cromwell, 1977.

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