1. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 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.

2. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Key Learning : Basic Needs Lesson Essential Questions  What are the basic needs of insects?  How do insects depend on their environment?

3. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Basic needs of insects  1.  2.  3.  4.

4. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008

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

6. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Key Learning: Characteristics Lesson Essential Questions  What does an insect look like?  What are the characteristics and functions of an insect’s body parts?

7. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Insect bodies Let’s work together to draw an insect. What parts do we need?

8. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Characteristics and functions of an insect’s body parts Body Part Characteristic/Function Body Part Characteristic/Function

9. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Key Learning: Similarities and Differences Lesson Essential Question  How can we determine the difference between an insect and an arachnid?

10. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Sort the spider and insects (Click on the spider, download activity 2 for the Smartboard)

11. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Differences between an insect and an arachnid Insect Arachnid

12. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 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?

13. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Life Cycle of an Insect

14. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Cut the pictures apart. Glue each insect’s life cycle in the correct order on your paper.

15. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Life cycles of other organisms Movie from IMC

16. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Similarities and differences between the life cycles of organisms Similarities Differences

17. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 How do insects impact our environment? Positive Impact (helpful) Negative Impact (harmful)

18. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Key Learning: Pests Lesson Essential Question  How do insects impact our environment?

19. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Key Learning: Environment Lesson Essential Question  What is the relationship between humans and their environment?  How do organisms react to environmental change?

20. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Humans and their environment

21. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 Organisms react to environmental change Construction Pollution Global Warming

22. created by Deb Genet, CAIU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, 2007-2008 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