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Synopsis:

Growing Bugs"What? Growing bugs is a real job? And it requires math?!" Organic farmers depend on Jan Dietrick to supply them with good bugs that attack bad bugs. She depends on her knowledge of numbers to get the job done.
Running time 1:19 minutes

Hands-On Math Activities:

Ladybugs
Subject: Mathematics
Topics: Numeration
Grades: 2 - 4

How Many Bugs?
Subject: Mathematics
Topics: Estimation
Grades: 3 - 5

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