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INSECTS IN OUR WORLD, PARTS OF THE BODY (Concepts), Created by Ellery…
INSECTS IN OUR WORLD
INSECTS THAT HELPS US
(Concepts)
Pollinators
• Bees → carry pollen, make honey
• Butterflies → pollinate flowers
Skill
: Communicating → learners’ role play pollination with chalk dust, explain how flowers get fertilized.
Pest Controllers
• Ladybugs → eat aphids (plant pests)
• Dragonflies → eat mosquitoes
Skill:
Communicating → learners share findings in posters or oral reports about “insects as natural pest control.”
Decomposers / Cleaners
Ants - Collects food and scraps Beetles - Break down waste in soil Termites - (in controlled environment) recycle wood
Skill
: Communicating → learners demonstrate ants carrying crumbs, discuss how insects help keep environments clean.
Producers (special case)
• Bees → honey and wax
• Silkworms → silk
Skill:
Communicating → learners present how humans use insect products.
INSECTS THAT COURSE PROBLEMS
(Concepts)
House Holds Pests
Moths - damages clothes, fabrics and stored grains
Skill:
Problem solving → learners suggest solutions (cover food, clean surfaces, protect wood, store clothes properly).
Agricultural Pests
Locus - eats our crops and damage food supplies Caterpillars → damage leaves
Skill:
Problem solving → learners discuss protecting crops (nets, natural predators, careful farming).
Health Risk
Mosquitoes - Bites and Spread sickness Flies - Carry germs and spread diseases
Skill:
Problem solving → learners discuss prevention (nets, repellents, hygiene).
KINDS OF INSECTS
(Concepts)
Flying Insects
Bees
Mosquitoes
Moths
Fly
Crawlings
Ant
Beetle
Non‑Insects (for comparison)
Spider (8 legs, 2 body parts)
Centipede (many legs, segmented body)
Earthworm (no legs, no distinct body parts)
Woodlouse (many legs, crustacean)
Skill: Classifying →Learners learn about the different types of insects such as crawling insects, flying insects and non-insects. Learners then groups insects by features (six legs vs many legs, wings vs no wings) etc.
WHERE INSECTS LIVE
(Concepts)
Human Environment
Homes → flies, cockroaches
Food sources → ants, flies
Wood → termites
Trash areas → flies, cockroaches
Skill:
Predicting & Investigating → learners explore how insects adapt to human spaces, discuss why they are found there, and record findings.
Natural Habitats
Soil → ants, beetles
Plants → butterflies, bees
Water → mosquitoes, dragonflies
Air → flies, moths
Skill:
Predicting & Investigating → learners predict where insects live, then test with soil bowls, artificial plants, and water containers.
PARTS OF THE BODY
(Concepts)
Middle Section - Thorax
Six Legs
WIngs
Skill
: Observation & Recording → learners identify legs/wings, count them, and record
Back Section - Abdomen
Stinger - Bees and Wasps
Digestive System
Skill:
Observation & Recording → learners notice differences, sketch abdomen details
Head
Eyes (Compound Eyes)
Feelers (Antennas)
Skill
: Observation & Recording → learners examine models, identify features, and record in tables or sketches.
Created by Ellery Booth Student no.: 24224370