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INSECTS
NATURAL SCIENCE
Sub - topic 1: Characteristics of insects
Class activity: Learners will use magnifying glasses to examine plastic toy insects, by identifying the number of legs, body parts and wings. The learners will thereafter draw the insects of which they have learnt and seen about.
Concept 1: Insects are part of the Arthropoda phylum. Unlike other arthropods such as lobsters, spiders, or millipedes, insects have three set of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of antennae, and usually one or two pairs of wings (National Geographic, 2015).
Sub - topic 2: Different types of insects
Class activity: The learners will sort the insects according to whether they fly or do they crawl, using insect toys.
Concept 1: There are two main types of insects: those that fly, like bees, flies, moths, mosquitoes, and grasshoppers, and those that crawl, like caterpillars, cockroaches, spiders, and more (A Plus Topper, 2021).
Sub - topic 3: Habitats for insects
Class activity: Learners will create a mini insect habitat using a shoebox or a jar. Learners will collect leaves, twigs and soil to create a suitable environment for insects.
Concept 1: Insects can be found in various habitats worldwide, including deserts, streams, rainforests, mountains, and gardens. Although she insects live in water, the majority reside on land. Insects can make their homes in the branches, leaves and any cracks or hollows in the tree bark (Twinkl, 2010).
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sub - topic 1: How do insects harm us?
Class activity: Learners will match up with insect is harmful nd unharmful using insect toys.
Concept 1: Insects can greatly affect human well-being by causing annoyance, biting or stinging, and transmitting diseases (ABC Termite & Pest Control, 2022).
Sub - topic 2: How insects help us humans?
Class activity: Learners will colour in the cycle of how bees produce honey, a further discussion to explain the cycle.
Concept 1: Insects offer numerous advantages to us. Many of our crops rely on honey bees and other insects for pollination. Even the production of meat and milk is connected to pollinated plants consumed by domestic animals (Endangered Species International, 2022).
Sub - topic 3: How do bees pollinate flowers?
Class activity: Learners will build a pollination stem demonstrating how bees pollinate on flowers, using arts and craft materials, such as: pipe cleaners, ice-cream sticks, glue etc.
Concept 1: When bees land on a flower, they use their proboscis to suck up nectar and store it in their honey stomach. Bees actually have two stomachs - one for food and another specifically for storing nectar. This allows them to carry the nectar back to their hive (Pass the Honey, 2019).
TECHNOLOGY
Sub - topic 1: How does pollination help insects?
Class activity: Learners will plant flowers using recyclable materials such as old 2 litre containers, to put seeds in them to plants flowers. Learners ill be educated about recycling and how insects get their food.
Concept 1: When insects search for food, they can unintentionally transfer pollen while consuming the sweet nectar produced by flowers. As insects land on flowers, pollen grains can stick to their bodies (BYJU’S 2011).
Sub - topic 2: How to protect flowers from harmful insects?
Class activity: Learners will make a fertiliser to protect flowers from any harmful insects, using recyclable materials.
Concept 1: To safeguard your plants and minimise the chances of pests and diseases, you can adopt natural methods. By providing proper maintenance and care, your plants will thrive and be less susceptible to insects and diseases. Implementing these habits will help maintain a healthy garden or landscape (Raver, 2022).