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Kids’ Educational Newsbeat for Louisiana Kids from the LSU AgCenter and 4-H
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M March, April and May are the peak season for crawfish in Louisiana. M More than 90 percent of the nation’s crawfish are produced in L Louisiana. As they have been for generations, crawfish boils are p popular gatherings for friends and families in Louisiana. Long before the Acadians Acad (early Louisiana settlers) arrived, Native Americans ate crawfish. They used deer meat as bait. In the late 1700s, sugarcane plantations in New Orleans used small ponds to grow crawfish. Catching cra crawfish with nets became common in the 1930s. Visit our website: .
LSUAgCenter.com/4-HClubhouse
Mugbugs, crawdads, crayfish and M écrevisse are some of the names we é Burrows are found near or in use for crawfish. Female crawfish layy their eggs eg ggs in burrows. g bur ponds and are simple, nearly vertical tunnels 1 to 3 feet deep. Crawfish often are grown in fields that also are used to grow ric rice. The burrow, a chimney-like structure, fi provides protection while wh the fertilized eggs or young are attached to the underside of o their mother’s tail. The number of eggs crawfish varies with female size and condition, but some crawfish fem eggs can have more mor than 500 eggs. Eggs usually hatch in about three weeks. remain th week ks. The babyy crawfish, or hatchlings, hatchli with their mother for several more se weeks. The mother mother and hatchlings eventually leave the eventu e burrow to enter the water and find food. The hatchlings hatchlin ngs are then separated se eparat from th their heir mother as she moves about about in the water. wa ater.
Crawfish Facts Crawfish are freshwater crustaceans found on every continent except Africa. They look like lobsters but are smaller. Crawfish range in size from 3 to 10 inches, depending on the species and location. They grow thoughout a series of molts, meaning they shed their shells and produce new ones. A crawfish doubles in size with each molt. Baby crawfish are about the size of a mosquito.
baby crawfish
Crawfish Scramble
crawfish burrow 1-3 feet deep
I’m a crawfish farmer. I use traps to catch crawfish (Unscramble each word in bold.) in ponds. Then I sell them to markets 1. I have long eannetna instead of and restaurants. Have you ever pincers. __________________________________ _____ been crawfishing? It’s fun! 2. I have sharp snorh over
Build a Burrow
rice fields
You will need:
-One toilet paper roll -One 6-inch stryofoam or paper bowl -Scissors -Pencil -Plastic lid or bowl to hold glue -Aproximately 30 brown cotton balls* -Glue -One plastic or paper crawfish -Brown spray paint -Newspaper or waxed paper
*To make brown cotton balls, lay cotton balls out on brown newspaper or waxed paper. Spray with brown spray paint (only tops need to be painted).
Information used with permission from Ag In The Classroom.
Side view of burrow
toilet paper roll in the center. Trace around the toilet paper roll with a pencil.
2. Use scissors to cut out the traced circle from the bowl. 3. Stand toilet paper roll in hole. 4. Squeeze glue into plastic lid or bowl. 5. Dip brown cotton balls into glue (if using painted cotton balls, dip the white side into the glue). 6. Attach cotton balls to cover the bowl and the toilet paper holder. Cover completely. 7. Stick the crawfish into the top of the hole. Information used with permission from Ag In The Classroom.
Answers: 1. Antennae, 2. Horns, 3. Tail, 4. Four, 5. Food, 6. Sideways, 7. Sensors, 8. Feelers, 9. People, 10.Shell
Here’s How! 1. Turn bowl upside down and stand
my eyes. _________________________________ _____ 3. I can snap my atil to protect myself. __________________________________ 4. I have oruf pairs of legs for walking. ______________________________ 5. I have one pair of legs for getting doof. ___________________________________ 6. I can walk forward, adiewyss or backward. _______________________________ 7. I can find food far away with my special snoress on my antennae. ________________ 8. I have two pairs of sleefre and two eyes, which are on stalks. ________________________ 9. My enemies are large fish such as grouper, octopus and leoppe. ______________________ 10. I can shed my outer leshl or molt from time to time for a larger one. ______________________
Crawfish Festivals and Events Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival May 3-5, 2013 . Breaux Bridge, La. www.bbcrawfest.com Downtown Lake Charles Crawfish Festival April 12-14, 2013 . Lake Charles, La. www.downtowncrawfest.com Mudbug Madness May 23-26, 2013 . Shreveport, La. www.mudbugmadness.com World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off March 24, 2013 . Eunice, La. www.eunicechamber.com Copyright 2013 LSU AgCenter
Louisiana Kids’ Beat is a feature of the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana 4-H. Louisiana 4-H is offered by the LSU AgCenter through thousands of 4-H clubs across the state and provides real-life, fun learning experiences for kids from grade four to college. For lots of fun, games and learning activities or to find out more about Louisiana 4-H, visit our website: .
LSUAgCenter.com/4-HClubhouse
Louisiana Kids’ Beat is brought to you by the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana 4-H and this newspaper.
Kids’ Educational Newsbeat for Louisiana Kids from the LSU AgCenter and 4-H
r o f e m i T
M March, April and May are the peak season for crawfish in Louisiana. M More than 90 percent of the nation’s crawfish are produced in L Louisiana. As they have been for generations, crawfish boils are p popular gatherings for friends and families in Louisiana. Long before the Acadians Acad (early Louisiana settlers) arrived, Native Americans ate crawfish. They used deer meat as bait. In the late 1700s, sugarcane plantations in New Orleans used small ponds to grow crawfish. Catching cra crawfish with nets became common in the 1930s. Visit our website: .
LSUAgCenter.com/4-HClubhouse
Mugbugs, crawdads, crayfish and M écrevisse are some of the names we é Burrows are found near or in use for crawfish. Female crawfish layy their eggs eg ggs in burrows. g bur ponds and are simple, nearly vertical tunnels 1 to 3 feet deep. Crawfish often are grown in fields that also are used to grow ric rice. The burrow, a chimney-like structure, fi provides protection while wh the fertilized eggs or young are attached to the underside of o their mother’s tail. The number of eggs crawfish varies with female size and condition, but some crawfish fem eggs can have more mor than 500 eggs. Eggs usually hatch in about three weeks. remain th week ks. The babyy crawfish, or hatchlings, hatchli with their mother for several more se weeks. The mother mother and hatchlings eventually leave the eventu e burrow to enter the water and find food. The hatchlings hatchlin ngs are then separated se eparat from th their heir mother as she moves about about in the water. wa ater.
Crawfish Facts Crawfish are freshwater crustaceans found on every continent except Africa. They look like lobsters but are smaller. Crawfish range in size from 3 to 10 inches, depending on the species and location. They grow thoughout a series of molts, meaning they shed their shells and produce new ones. A crawfish doubles in size with each molt. Baby crawfish are about the size of a mosquito.
baby crawfish
Crawfish Scramble
crawfish burrow 1-3 feet deep
I’m a crawfish farmer. I use traps to catch crawfish (Unscramble each word in bold.) in ponds. Then I sell them to markets 1. I have long eannetna instead of and restaurants. Have you ever pincers. __________________________________ _____ been crawfishing? It’s fun! 2. I have sharp snorh over
Build a Burrow
rice fields
You will need:
-One toilet paper roll -One 6-inch stryofoam or paper bowl -Scissors -Pencil -Plastic lid or bowl to hold glue -Aproximately 30 brown cotton balls* -Glue -One plastic or paper crawfish -Brown spray paint -Newspaper or waxed paper
*To make brown cotton balls, lay cotton balls out on brown newspaper or waxed paper. Spray with brown spray paint (only tops need to be painted).
Information used with permission from Ag In The Classroom.
Side view of burrow
toilet paper roll in the center. Trace around the toilet paper roll with a pencil.
2. Use scissors to cut out the traced circle from the bowl. 3. Stand toilet paper roll in hole. 4. Squeeze glue into plastic lid or bowl. 5. Dip brown cotton balls into glue (if using painted cotton balls, dip the white side into the glue). 6. Attach cotton balls to cover the bowl and the toilet paper holder. Cover completely. 7. Stick the crawfish into the top of the hole. Information used with permission from Ag In The Classroom.
Answers: 1. Antennae, 2. Horns, 3. Tail, 4. Four, 5. Food, 6. Sideways, 7. Sensors, 8. Feelers, 9. People, 10.Shell
Here’s How! 1. Turn bowl upside down and stand
my eyes. _________________________________ _____ 3. I can snap my atil to protect myself. __________________________________ 4. I have oruf pairs of legs for walking. ______________________________ 5. I have one pair of legs for getting doof. ___________________________________ 6. I can walk forward, adiewyss or backward. _______________________________ 7. I can find food far away with my special snoress on my antennae. ________________ 8. I have two pairs of sleefre and two eyes, which are on stalks. ________________________ 9. My enemies are large fish such as grouper, octopus and leoppe. ______________________ 10. I can shed my outer leshl or molt from time to time for a larger one. ______________________
Crawfish Festivals and Events Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival May 3-5, 2013 . Breaux Bridge, La. www.bbcrawfest.com Downtown Lake Charles Crawfish Festival April 12-14, 2013 . Lake Charles, La. www.downtowncrawfest.com Mudbug Madness May 23-26, 2013 . Shreveport, La. www.mudbugmadness.com World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off March 24, 2013 . Eunice, La. www.eunicechamber.com Copyright 2013 LSU AgCenter
Louisiana Kids’ Beat is a feature of the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana 4-H. Louisiana 4-H is offered by the LSU AgCenter through thousands of 4-H clubs across the state and provides real-life, fun learning experiences for kids from grade four to college. For lots of fun, games and learning activities or to find out more about Louisiana 4-H, visit our website: .
LSUAgCenter.com/4-HClubhouse
Louisiana Kids’ Beat is brought to you by the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana 4-H and this newspaper.
