Insect Observations: An Introduction to Insects
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AUTHOR(S),
DATE, SCHOOL/DISTRICT:
Eliza
Barclay & Cynthia King
5/17/01
Havenscourt Middle School, Oakland Unified School
District
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SUBJECTS
ADDRESSED:
- Insect Anatomy
- Basic scientific observation process
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GRADE
LEVELS: Middle
school
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STATE
STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
- Science as Inquiry: observations, pictures,
questions, and inferences
- Structure and Function of Living Organisms
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LESSON
PURPOSE OR GOAL:
- Have students understand basic principles of
insect anatomy: 3 legs, 3 body parts
- Give students exposure to exotic and common
insect species
- Engage them in scientific inquiry
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LESSON
DESCRIPTION:
- Explain basic facts about insect anatomies,
- Ask kids to think about common insects
- Pass out worksheet
- Discuss findings
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APPROX.
CLASS TIME NEEDED: 50
minutes
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RELATED
RESOURCES: General
insect books
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MATERIALS
- Insect Identification Worksheet (see below)
- Live and dead insects
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PREPARATION:
Collect bugs and put
them in appropriate containers |
INTRODUCTION
ACTIVITY:
Ask kids
to list insects they are familiar with |
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