Creepy Crawly Insects
Teacher's Guide
Introduction
This lesson plan was developed as part of the Amphitheater School District
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund grant. The purpose of the program is
to provide teachers with a way of learning about technology and in turn
provide students with the best teaching practices and curriculum through
technology. This lesson plan was developed as part of the program's TLCF
Science Guides, which are a series of web-based lessons designed by teachers
to provide students with on-line educational opportunities in the area
of science.
Disclaimer: While every precaution was taken to insure the integrity
of the sites included in this lesson plan, with the dynamic nature of the
World Wide Web sites can constantly change. Teachers are advised to view
the sites before conducting a lesson with their students.
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to learn about different
types of insects, including ladybugs, ants, cockroaches, and many more.
The first four activities each deal with a specific insect; the fifth allows
students to research a variety of insects.
Lesson Objectives
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Students will examine different types of insects, including ladybugs, ants,
cockroaches, bees, and more.
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Students will identify parts of insect anatomy and describe their function.
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Students will trace the life cycles of insects.
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Students will explore the interdependency, social structure and function
of ants in a colony.
Arizona State Science Standards
Standard 4: Life Science
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Describe and explain cause-and-effect relationships in living systems
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Trace the life cycles of various organisms
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Identify basic animal structures
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Describe the functions of basic animal structures
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Identify living components within ecosystems
Materials
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Computer lab
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Pencil, crayons, paper
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Internet for each Computer
Students will learn about ladybugs: their anatomy, life cycle, what they
eat, and how many different kinds of ladybugs there are.
Students will learn about ants: their anatomy, life cycle, what they eat,
and what life is like in an ant colony.
Students will learn about a day in the life of a cockroach, roach anatomy,
roach removal, and all kinds of weird facts about cockroaches. There
is also a Roach Quiz!
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URL Address: http://www.yucky.com/roaches/
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Description of Site: This site has A Day in the Life of Ralph Roach, Roach
Anatomy: The Inside Story, Roach Removal (as in: how to get rid of the
pesky creatures), Roach Scrapbook (pictures), Roach Facts, and a Roach
Quiz
Student Activity 4....Bugs
Galore!
Students can read to find out and do research on ants, ladybugs, praying
mantids, bees, dragonflies and more!
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URL Address: http://www.letsfindout.com/subjects/browse?bug
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Description of Site: This site is a series of articles on all kinds
of creepy crawlies (including spiders), as well as general insect information.
Examples of topics include "Antennae: An Insect's Five Senses" and
"Army Ants: An Army on the Move". This is a great resource for children
doing research papers on insects!
Performance Standards
Grading standards will be found at each student activity.
Additional Sites
Creepy Crawly
Insects on Track Star
Entomology
for Beginners
Insects
in Motion
Butterflies
and Moths
Additional Readings
HotLinks for Elementary Science: Bugs and Crawlers, Page McDonald and Julie
Brodie, 1998: Classroom Connect
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