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Insects - Coggle Diagram
Insects
Natural Science
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Life Cycle Of Insects
A life cycle is all the different stages and changes that an insect goes through in its life. (McGavin. 2007)
"Many insects have four stages in their life cycle - egg, larva, pupa and adult." (Taylor. 2006)
Activity: Learners will be given objects representing the different life stages and would have to create the cycle by gluing the objects in the correct order onto a blank sheet and naming the correct stage.
Social Science
How insects help us.
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Insects such as butterflies, beetles and bees visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen to eat and in the process carry pollen from flower to flower which is the process of 'pollination' and is vital so that flowers can form seeds or fruits. (Kelly. 2016)
Small insects eat creatures who have eaten plants, then bigger animals eat smaller creatures and so on the cycle goes, If insects disappeared, most other animal life would soon starve. (Kelly. 2016)
Activity: Learners are required to discuss the different aspects needed for insects to survive and create a list of everything that has been identified.
How insects harm us
Insects do not attack and kill people humans directly, however insects such as mosquitoes spread diseases such as malaria by sucking the blood of people. (Kelly. 2016)
Many types of ticks are pests that suck the blood of animals and humans spreading disease. (Kelly. 2016)
Activity: Learners are going to investigate how disease can transfer from an insect bite by using water, food colouring and a turkey baster/syringe.
Insect Habitats
Most insects live alone however there are some insects that live and work together in a group, these insects are called social insects. (Taylor. 2006)
The coldness of winter and dry lands make difficult times for insects, One way to overcome this is to 'hibernate' - which means insects find a safe place to sleep because they are too cold to move and once the weather becomes warmer, the insects become active again.
Activity: Learners will be given a sheet of paper with 4 headings (the different places insects live). Learners will discuss where they have seen insects e.g in the garden, and place the insect objects under the correct heading.
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