created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Insects Organisms and Environment Key Learning: Insects can be helpful and harmful to the environment. All living things have needs and must depend on and interact with resources in the environment in order to survive.

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Key Learning : Basic Needs Lesson Essential Questions  What are the basic needs of insects?  How do insects depend on their environment?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Basic needs of insects  1.  2.  3.  4.

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program,

How do insects depend on their environment? Environment: trees grassdirtflowersdesertwaterArctic rain forest

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Key Learning: Characteristics Lesson Essential Questions  What does an insect look like?  What are the characteristics and functions of an insect’s body parts?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Insect bodies Let’s work together to draw an insect. What parts do we need?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Characteristics and functions of an insect’s body parts Body Part Characteristic/Function Body Part Characteristic/Function

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Key Learning: Similarities and Differences Lesson Essential Question  How can we determine the difference between an insect and an arachnid?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Sort the spider and insects (Click on the spider, download activity 2 for the Smartboard)

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Differences between an insect and an arachnid Insect Arachnid

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Key Learning: Life Cycles Lesson Essential Questions  What is the life cycle of an insect?  How do living things change over time?  What would happen if organisms didn’t change?  What are the similarities and differences between the life cycles of organisms?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Life Cycle of an Insect

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Cut the pictures apart. Glue each insect’s life cycle in the correct order on your paper.

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Life cycles of other organisms Movie from IMC

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Similarities and differences between the life cycles of organisms Similarities Differences

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, How do insects impact our environment? Positive Impact (helpful) Negative Impact (harmful)

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Key Learning: Pests Lesson Essential Question  How do insects impact our environment?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Key Learning: Environment Lesson Essential Question  What is the relationship between humans and their environment?  How do organisms react to environmental change?

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Humans and their environment

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Organisms react to environmental change Construction Pollution Global Warming

created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Your Final Project You just discovered a new insect! Present your insect to the class. Be ready to:  Show a picture of your insect;  Explain its body parts and their functions;  Tell where it lives;  Tell what it needs to survive;  Explain its life cycle;  Tell if it helps or harms the environment