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This lesson will guide students to formulate and test a hypothesis, to identify variables that can affect their results, and to analyze the results of an experiment.
In this activity, students use a simple identification key to distinguish between insects, spiders, crustaceans, centipedes, millipedes, and other arthropods by comparing features such as body regions, number of legs, and antennae.
In this activity, students learn about the five kingdoms of life and investigate the characteristics that distinguish one group from another. Then, use the scientific classification system to classify organisms and discover how scientists make sense of the diversity of life.
In this activity, students explore the characteristics that make different insects unique and learn how scientists group insects into orders.
In this activity, students will use clues and observation skills to find different insects and look closely at their colors, shapes, body parts, behaviors, and habitats.
In this hands-on investigation, students develop a hypothesis about ant food preferences and then observe ants choosing between different food sources. By counting ants at each food, collecting and comparing data, and discussing their findings, students practice the steps of scientific inquiry while discovering more about ant behavior and feeding preferences.
In this hands-on investigation, students explore how ants respond when their established trails are disrupted. Students locate an ant trail, identify a preferred food, and test two hypotheses by altering sections of the trail with soapy water and cinnamon. They observe and collect data on ant behavior, compare observations across groups, and report their findings to determine how ants respond to changes in their environment.
Students investigate whether color influences bee behavior and attraction. Students make predictions, observe bee activity around different colors, collect and compare data, and report their findings to determine whether bees show a preference for particular colors.
Students investigate whether scent influences bee behavior and attraction. By exposing bees to different scents and observing their responses, students collect and compare data to explore how bees use their sense of smell.
Students investigate whether the shape of flowers or other visual stimuli influences bee behavior. Students make observations, collect data on bee activity around different shapes, and compare their findings to determine whether bees show a preference.
Students investigate how many aphids lady beetles consume and whether they prefer living or dead aphids. They observe lady beetles feeding, collect data on aphid consumption, and calculate the number of aphids consumed over time to explore the role of lady beetles as predators.
Students observe lady beetles as they search for aphids and investigate how these predators locate and recognize their prey. By carefully observing and recording behavior, students develop ideas about whether lady beetles use random or systematic search patterns and which senses may help them identify prey.
Students investigate how temperature affects the development of mealworms as they progress through their life cycle. Students make a prediction, maintain mealworms under different temperature conditions, record when adults emerge, and compare the average development time for each temperature.
Students investigate whether mealworms prefer certain light or color conditions. By providing different environmental choices and observing where mealworms spend their time, students collect and compare data to determine whether light or color influences their behavior.
Students investigate how much food caterpillars consume over time. By observing caterpillars and measuring changes in the amount of food available, students collect data and use their results to explore feeding behavior and consumption.
Students investigate which foods Madagascar hissing cockroaches prefer by offering them different food choices. Students observe and record feeding behavior, compare results, and use their data to draw conclusions about cockroach food preferences.
Students investigate the strength and pulling ability of Madagascar hissing cockroaches through a fun tractor-pull competition. Students make observations and compare the distances or weights cockroaches can pull while exploring insect strength and movement.
Students explore the relationship between temperature and cricket chirping. They learn how crickets produce sound and investigate whether the rate of their chirping can be used to estimate temperature by counting chirps over a set period of time.
Students investigate the jumping abilities of grasshoppers through a fun “Olympic” long-jump challenge. Students observe and measure grasshopper jumps, collect and compare data, and explore how the physical characteristics and behavior of grasshoppers contribute to their ability to jump.
Students investigate which foods millipedes prefer by offering them several different fruits or vegetables. Students observe and record feeding behavior or measure changes in food weight, replicate their observations, and use their data to draw conclusions about millipede food preferences.
Students investigate which environmental conditions isopods prefer by providing different habitat choices. Students observe where isopods spend their time, collect and compare data, and use their findings to determine whether environmental conditions influence isopod behavior.
Students investigate whether isopods prefer light or dark environments. By providing different light conditions and observing where the isopods spend their time, students collect and analyze data to explore how light affects isopod behavior.
Students conduct an investigation into termite behavior by developing a hypothesis, making observations, and collecting data. The activity encourages students to use evidence from their observations to identify patterns in termite behavior and draw conclusions.
Students investigate how termites communicate with one another and how they respond to environmental cues. Through observation and experimentation, students explore termite communication and use their findings to consider how social insects coordinate their behavior.