insect unit
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First Grade
is “buggin”
over insects
A science unit about the world of
these 6-legged creatures
Books about Insects Here is a collection of my favorite books about insects.
Here are some wonderful web
resources for teaching about insects:
http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html - poems
and lesson ideas
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ylp/Units/Mini_Units/94-
95/Griffin.Insects/index.html
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Insects/inde
x.shtml - a collection of resources
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/lit/ladybug.html - a unit
about The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
http://edhelper.com/insects.htm - good ideas
http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/kids_and_teachers.a
spx - games
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/insects/story8/piratebug
s2.htm - good information for building background knowledge
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/IPM/teachers/bug-go/bug-go.htm
- a fun game called bug-o, like bingo with bug facts
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/insects/ -
great ideas for bug activities
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bugs/index.htm -
Scholastic website with games and lessons
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchiv
es/bugs/index.htm - wonderful source for researching bugs
for report
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4628 –
good information about insects
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bugs/tguide.htm
- teacher’s guide & bug lesson
Room to write down any other web resources:
Insects Don’t
Bug Us!
A science investigation Journal on
the study of Insects
This Journal Belongs to:
KWL chart - insects
What I Know about
insects
What I wonder
about insects
What I learned about
insects
The Lifecycle of a Beetle
Draw a picture of what a beetle looks like during each
stage of the life cycle.
Egg
Larva
(mealworm)
Pupa
Adult
(beetle)
What did the beetle eat to grow?
Lifecycle of a Butterfly
Draw a picture of what a butterfly looks like during
each stage of the life cycle.
Egg
Larva
(caterpillar)
Pupa
(chrysalis)
Adult
(butterfly)
What did the butterfly eat to grow?
Life of a Mealworm – an observation
calendar
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Month: Year:
A smart scientist keeps a record of observations.
Write down any observations about your mealworm.
Life of a Caterpillar – an observation
calendar
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Month: Year:
A smart scientist keeps a record of observations.
Write down any observations about your caterpillar.
Insect Observations
Date: Insect:
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Problem: People and insects have body parts.
Look at the mealworms at your table. Now look at the people at your table. Make a sketch of the people. Now make
a sketch of your mealworm. Use the sketch to help you answer the questions.
People Mealworms
1. How many legs are at your table?
2. How many arms are at your table?
3. How many heads are at your table?
4. How many antennae are at your table?
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Penny - 1¢ nickel – 5 ¢ dime – 10 ¢ quarter = 25 ¢
This morning I went to the insect shoppe to buy some insects for our science investigation.
Here are the insects I bought.
Draw the coins to show how I could have paid for
these insects. Show 2 different ways.
Insect #1 #2
Grasshopper – 54 ¢
Butterfly - 35¢
Praying Mantis
67¢
Ladybug - 19¢
Home – School Connection
Today we received a new insect.
It is a .
Here are 3 facts I learned about it:
1. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Scientific drawing
Insect Word Bank
Quick ideas for insect journal writing
1. Describe how your mealworm felt
2. Explain the three parts of an insect.
3. Do you think an insect would make a good pet?
Why or why not?
4. Predict what your mealworm will turn into.
5. What do insects needs to survive?
6. Describe the habitat of a cricket.
7. Explain what is happening inside the chrysalis.
8. If I were a butterfly, I . . .
9. Why do you think crickets chirp?
10.Describe your favorite insect.