FOCUS: Honeybees, grasshoppers, and butterflies are all insects, yet they look and behave very differently from each other. So what makes an insect an insect, and how is it different from other animals? Insects all share the same basic design of three body parts, six legs, wings, antennae, and compound eyes. Variations in the size and shape of these parts account for their great diversity. We’ll learn to recognize common groups of insects by their characteristic features and watch them as they go about their daily lives.
INTRODUCTION
Objective: To begin to explore and ask questions about insects.
Give a variety of adult insects in jars to children to examine in small groups, and ask what they notice and wonder about them.
Materials: a variety of live adult insects collected in clear jars with lids, magnifying lenses.
BUILD AN INSECT
Objective: To construct and compare felt insect models and identify common features and differences in insect anatomy.
Ahead of time, create bags of insect parts using the five Build an Insect templates and a variety of craft materials. In every bag use the same material to represent Continue reading All Sorts of Insects – Activities