| INSECTS
COURSE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
HOME/SCHOOL
CONNECTION |
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1. |
MEALWORMS |
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Language
Extension
• Read Lifetimes.
Math Extensions
• Two problems to solve.
Science Extensions
• Bring insects to class.
• Start a time line.
• Guess when the larvae will pupate.
• Investigate ladybugs. |
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So Many Kinds, So Many Places |
The student
sheet called News Flash! has students introducing their new
classroom insects as they come into the class and writing three
observations or facts they have discovered. |
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2. |
WAXWORMS |
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Language
Extension
• Use waxworms for paragraph topics.
Math Extension
• Use a Venn diagram.
Science Extensions
• Start a waxworm time line.
• Look for moths. |
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Students
provide the second installment of News Flash! and keep families
updated on their insects’ lives. |
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3. |
MILKWEED
BUGS |
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Art
Extension
• Color pictures of bugs.
Math Extensions
• Two problems to solve.
Science Extensions
• Start a milkweed bug time line.
• Discuss life cycle.
• Look for milkweed bugs in the wild. |
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Insect Shapes and Colors |
Students
search for insects in the local environment. Suggestions for
safely collecting, caring for, and observing insects found in
the wild are provided. |
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4. |
SILKWORMS |
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Math
Extension
• One problem to solve.
Science Extensions
• Start a silkworm time line.
• Look inside a cocoon. |
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What Makes an Insect an Insect? |
Students look for evidence of insects and other small animals
(spider webs, holes in a plant leaf, and so forth).
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5. |
BUTTERFLIES |
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Art
Extension
• Reconstruct a butterfly.
Math Extensions
• Two symmetry problems to solve.
• Use a Venn diagram.
Science Extensions
• Hold a butterfly.
• Start a painted lady time line.
• Raise local larvae. |
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Insect Life Cycles
• Life Goes Around
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Students create an imaginary insect with craft materials.
They create the life history of their unique insect species.
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6. |
OTHER
INSECTS |
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Math
Extension
• One graphing problem to solve.
Science Extensions
• Observe ladybugs.
• Observe mantids.
• Raise fruit flies.
• Take a field trip. |
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Same But Different
• Environment
• Variation |
Students take home instructions for a simple, homemade ant
farm for small black or carpenter ants.
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