Introduction

You are going to become an insect for a day. What insect will you be? `Find out some facts about your insect. Write about your day's adventure from morning to night.

Task

Now that you have decided what insect you will be, use the World Wide Web and resource books to gather information to tell us about yourself.

• What are your insect body parts?
• Where does your insect live?
• What does your insect eat?
• How does your insect move?
• Name your insect's senses.

Use the insect worksheet to make a Bug Book about your insect.

Use Kid Pix, Claris Works, Hyperstudio, StoryBook Weaver, The Writing Center and/or write and illustrate about your day as an insect.

Using the playdough recipe, make and bake a model of your insect.

Use the Venn Diagram worksheet to compare and contrast helpful and nonhelpful insects.

Resources

Visit these Web sites to learn about your insects and other insects.

National Geographic

Family Education

Insects

Bug's Life Bugs

Countdown to Bug's Life

YAHOO!Science:Biology:Zoology:Animals:Insects and Pets

Social Insects WWW

3D Insects

Use these books for more information:

1. The Big Bug Book by Margery Facklam

2. Bugs,Incredible Insects by James E. Gerholdt

3. Beastly Bugs by Steve Parker

4. Wings, Stings and Wriggly Things by Martin Jenkins

5. Insects by Gordon Edwards, Matthew F. Vessel, & Herbert H. Wong

6. One Hundred Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

7. A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes

8. Count Worm by Roger Hargreaves

9. Insects by Jeanne S. Brouillette

10. Looking at Insects by David Suzuki

11. Insects: Question and Answer Adventures by Alice Gray

The Process

As you view the World Wide Web and resource books you will:

1. (With a partner) use the insect worksheets to make a Bug Book about your insect.

2.Use Kid Pix, Claris Works, Hyperstudio, The Writing Center and/or to write and illustrate your day as an insect.

3. Use the playdough recipe and make and bake a model of your insect.

4. Use the Venn Diagram worksheet to compare and contrast helpful and nonhelpful insects.

Evaluation

Give an oral presentation to the class. Share your Bug Book and present your computer project. Make sure your work is complete and shows your best effort. Your teacher will use a rubric to evaluate all your work.

Conclusion

Now that you have learned so much about insects, think about how the world would be different if there were NO insects. Would it be better? Or Worse? Why?