Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
INSECTS, characteristics of insects - Coggle Diagram
INSECTS
NATURAL SCIENCES
types of insects
ladybugs , flies, mosquitos ,bees, butterflies, ants, beetles, crickets, fleas, and grasshoppers
ACTIVITY: Go outdoors and have the learners find some common insects like ants.
there are many different types of the same species of insects such as butterflies and moths.
the life cycle of insects
Insect life cycles differ based on species but it includes 4 stages namely
egg, larva , pupa , and adult. (Kirsten,2016)
The period of each stage also differs greatly ,as some insects spends a couple days as an egg whilst others spend many years as a larva
ACTIVITY: Learners can do a cut and paste activity on the life cycle of insects.(twinkl)
ACTIVITY; The teacher will get a insect either dead or alive and show the learners the look and body parts of the insect up close .
insects vary in size and colours and some blend into the environment around them .They go through a process called METAMORPHOSIS..(twinkl)
most insects have wings which enable them to fly and 6 legs.(twinkl)
Body parts : Their bodies are made up of three main parts being , a head some of which has a pair of antennae, thorax and abdomen they have compound eyes (twinkl)
SOCIAL SCIENCES
The impact of insects on humans
mosquitos carry a disease called malaria which can make humans very sick and possibly lead to death.
some people can be allergic to insects like bees and it can cause severe consequences
during summer flies invade homes of humans and carry bacteria which is not good for humans .
ACTIVITY: Play a video on the impact of insects on humans and thereafter do an interaction with the learners to see what they have picked up from the video
The habitat of insects
bees live in hives which are formed in trees and other places
Ants live in the ground ,we can identify ant homes by finding holes or tiny heaps of sand on the ground
butterflies live just about anywhere, they however do prefer flowery gardens and forests.(Pace,2022)
show students pictures of different insect habitats and ask them to label which insect belongs in which habitat accordingly
insects and their behaviour
the way in which bees behave plays an important role in pollination which contributes vastly to our food security and economy.(Van Wyk,2019)
Ants live in colonies and each of them have behavioural different roles ,they do not have individuality but rather are form of a group .
insect behaviour includes a wide range of behaviours including ,locomotion , grooming , feeding , communication , reproduction , prey selection and reaction to environmental threats such as humans .( Marjorie,2019)
ACTIVITY: Play a video demonstrating the different types of behaviours such as bees in hives , and ants at work (eg, carrying a piece of food back home.
TECHNOLOGY
technology and insects
automatic sensors that detect insects such as flies and mosquitos rapidly
ACTIVITY: Build a device that can kill flies out of recycles materials
insects become immune to technology and hence inspire people to create modern technology to keep up with them ,contributing to the economy financially.
bee pollination and honey production
the making of honey needs to go through a lot of processes in order to be packaged and sold in shops.
South Africa is one of the top honey producers in Africa , with an estimated 250000 beekeepers producing around 2000-3000 tons of honey per year (Dixon et al,2020)
raw honey is also packaged and sold in shops or local markets
ACTIVITY: The learners must build a model of a honeycomb using suitable products.
insect homes
the different type of insect homes such as bee hives , wasp hives and ant holes
ACTIVITY: The learners must make a model of a bee hive out of toilet paper rolls and decorate it to match a real bee hive
the impact of technology and how they destroy insect homes
characteristics of insects