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Roly Poly: Backyard Crustaceans

Authored by Amy Richmond

Science

3rd Grade

NGSS covered

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Roly Poly: Backyard Crustaceans
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Roly-Polies are shaped like...

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Roly-Polies got their names from their adaptation of being able to protect themselves from predators by...

stretching out and looking big.

rolling up into a ball.

having hard, exoskeleton plates.

releasing a bad smelling and tasting liquid.

Answer explanation

The roly-poly, or pill bug is best known for its adaptive ability to roll themselves into a perfectly shaped ball when frightened or threatened.

This process is called conglobation. It is a defense mechanism to protect its soft underparts & retain water on its gills.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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For one small bug, I have many different names.

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Answer explanation

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The scientific name of most species of roly-poly is Armadillidium vulgare and officially called pill bugs.

Other fun names are as follows:

1. Cheesy-bugs or Cheeselogs (England)

2. Slaters (Scotland, New Zealand and Australia)

3. Gramersows or gramfers (Cornwall, England)

4. Butchy boys (Australia)

5. Boat-builders (Newfoundland, Canada)

6. Chisel bobs (England)

7. Woodpigs or timberpigs (England)

8. Monkey peas or peaballs (England)

9. Pishamares (England)

10. Potato bugs or tomato bugs (United States)

11. Sow bugs (United States and Canada)

12. Chuggie pigs, chuggy-pegs or chucky pigs (England)

13. Crunchy bats (England)

14. Wood bugs (Western Canada)

15. Pill bugs or roly-polies (United States)

16. Carpenters (Eastern Canada)

17. Granny greys (Wales)

18. Billy buttons (England)

19. Doodle bugs (United States)

20. Parson pigs (Isle of Man)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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The 3-dimensional shape of the rolled up pillbug is called a...

cube

pyramid

prism

sphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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A similar trait to an insect, the pillbug has 3 main body parts named:

noggin

adams apple

tummy

brain

throat

stomach

head

thorax

abdomen

skull

rib cage

pelvis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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How many pairs of legs do I have?

7

14

21

24

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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If you could all the way around my body, how many legs do I have total?

7

14

21

24

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