- During Fresh Air Friday, we went on an insect hunt. We had to collect three bugs, observe and write down notes about their appearance and behaviour. Insects we found were: dragonflies, damselfly, crane fly, aphids, thread waisted wasp, red headed ant, bees, wasps, beetles, moths, mosquito, black flies, red ants, butterfly and a grasshopper.
- Insects have 6 legs, a head, a thorax and an abdomen. We observed insects we didn't know existed until today. We also observed that some insects have different coloured body sections. The insects that have wings only have wings coming from the thorax section.
- We also learned there are two kinds of life cycles for insects. Cockroaches, grasshoppers and dragonflies only go through three stages: egg, nymph and adult. This is called an incomplete metamorphosis. The other 90% go through the complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa and adult.
- Before the insect hunt, we had the choice of working on our zoos and 3D animals, our science presentations, social centers and our Library Olympic journal.
What questions do we have after today?
- Will we do any more science activities with bugs?
- Will anyone see any of these bugs on the weekend?
- What is the most common insect in Alberta? To be found today?
- How many species of insects are there?
- Did anybody find a painted lady butterfly?
- How many different types of ants are there?
- Which insect family has the most species in it?
- What was the biggest insect found?
- What was the most colourful bug found?
- What group found the most insects?
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