Ladybugs

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Ladybugs!

• Here are some interesting facts about ladybugs

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Ladybug fantasies

• In many cultures, the lady bug is a symbol of
  good luck.
• In England, the ladybug signifies a good harvest.
• In France, the ladybug means good weather is
  coming.
• In Sweden, if a ladybug lands on a girls hand it
  is said to be taking measurements for her wedding
  gloves.

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Ladybugs can make your wishes come true!!

• Another popular belief is that if a ladybug lands
  on you, you should make a wish and chant
• Ladybug, ladybug fly away home. Your house is on
  fire and your children all roam.
• If the ladybug flies away, your wish will come
  true!

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Did you know

• Ladybugs can be red, white, yellow, pink, orange
  or black

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Another incredible fact

• Ladybugs are symmetrical.
• That means that one ½ of their body is a mirror
  image of the other ½.

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Did you know

• That human faces are almost perfectly symmetrical
  too!
• That means if we drew a line down the middle of
  your face, that the right side and left side are
  almost exactly the same!! Just like a ladybug!

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Lets have some fun!

• I will take a digital photo of your face.
• Then, we will upload all of our photos.
• Then, we will use Photoshop to make mirror images
  of our faces!
• I wonder what we will look like!

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Once youre in Photoshop

• Use your selection tool to outline one side of
  the photo.
• Under Image, choose Mirror.
• Drag the new image so it will create a new face.
• Crop your new image and,
• Save and print the new photo!

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Now lets try that without fancy technology!

• Print a copy of your face photo.
• Cut the picture in ½ right down the middle.
• Paste the ½ picture to a piece of drawing paper.
• Draw the other ½ of your face!

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Can you think of other objects that are
symmetrical?

• Find other pictures of symmetrical objects and
  repeat the process!