Transcript Insect Research Power Point

Welcome to our
Insect
Power Point Presentation
By the Second Grade Students of C17
Goodnoe Elementary School
June 14, 2013
About our Projects
• One day we found a strange insect while we were at Goodnoe.
We wanted to find out more about the insect so we looked in
nonfiction books and on the internet to learn about it. We took
notes to keep track of what we read.
• We made many projects with the information we learned. One
of them is a power point presentation we will present to you.
Later we will share our research reports, diagrams, riddles,
trading cards, and models with you too.
• We are glad you are here and hope you learn a lot about
insects today.
The Insects We Found in the
Goodnoe Garden
Researched by:
Karen
and
Stephen
•Head
has mandibles, two eyes, and two
antenna
• Thorax: six legs
•Abdomen: stinger
• Size: 1 inch
•White in the pupa stage
•Strong
jaws called mandibles
• Can eat wood
• Killer ants get food by using poison
•Eats dead animals
Ants hibernate in the winter
• Three kind of ants in colony – queen, worker,
and drone
•Leafcutter ants can carry leaves to nest
• Pupa wraps up in silk cocoons
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Researched by:
Sam Blick
And
Sebastian Nguyen
Main body parts are
the head, thorax and
abdomen
4 wings, 5 eyes, 6
legs, 2 antennas
Size: 1/2-3/4 inches
Colors: black,
orange, green,
yellow, or gray
Special featurespollen basket and
only females have
stingers
Complete
metamorphosis
stages- egg, larva
pupa, and adult
Light colored eggs
1-3 days to hatch
Eggs laid in brood
cells
Social insects
Vibrate for warmth
Eat royal jelly
Hive
Deadly
Proboscis
Katie Peterson
Sara Wojciehowski
Magnificent Monarch
Physical Description of a Butterfly
Main body parts: head,2
antennae, compound
eyes, thorax, 4 wings,
spiracles, abdomen
Size 4 inches
Proboscis for a mouth
It is red, orange, blue,
green, yellow, indigo,
and violet
Life cycle of a Butterfly
Complete metamorphosis
Egg-green or yellow
Larva- turns poisonous
when it eats leaves
Pupa- goes to sleep
inside the pupa
Adult- can’t fly when it
comes out of pupa until
the next day
Fun Facts About the Butterfly
Migrates farther than any
other butterfly
Only poisonous to birds
Nectar gives them energy
to fly
Butterflies taste with their
feet
You can find them almost
everywhere
The monarch can live to
10 months
Jumping Cricket
Researched by:
Devon Dolan
and
Jonathan Depta
Physical Description
Main Body Parts: Head, Thorax, and Abdomen
Size: ½ to 2 inches long
Has 6 “fingers” around the mouth
Life Cycle of the Cricket
Simple Metamorphosis: egg, nymph, adult
Yellow eggs laid underground in the fall and hatch in the
spring
Female has pointy tail that is used to lay the eggs in the
ground
I Bet You Didn’t Know …
Jumps 20 times its length with strong back legs
Chirps to attract others
Breathes through holes in abdomen called spiracles
Come out at night and sleep during day
Researched by:
Bria Dito
And
Kiera Larrieu-Loucks
Head-2 compound eyes, a
jaw-like a mouth.
Thorax-6 legs, 4 wings.
Abdomen-bright colors.
Size-2 1/2 inch
Special Features-Dragonflies
can be blue, green, yellow,
red, and other colors.
Incomplete metamorphosis
Egg-will hatch in 2-3 weeks.
Nymph-will molt up to 15 times.
Adult- final stage of a Dragonfly.
A male attracts a female by showing it’s
bright colors on it’s abdomen.
Mothers will not lay
eggs in the ocean.
Protect themselves
by using their slick
body
They do not sting
People in Indonesia
eat dragonflies
The Fantastic
Firefly
Christina Erckert
And
Danielle Pressing
Physical description of a firefly
Head, thorax,
abdomen,
Two pairs of wings, six
legs, two antennae, and
it`s black or tan.
¾ of an inch
Fireflies have mandibles
to chew with
Fireflies have a chemical
that comes out of there
abdomen that makes
light.
Life cycle and mating of a
firefly
Complete
metamorphosis
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Mate by flashing light
Eggs are yellow and
take 28 days to hatch
Female lays them in
loose, damp soil
Fun Facts About Fireflies
Larva live underwater
Males squirt liquid
Eat pollen, insects, snails,
slugs, earthworms
Helpful to the
environment
Bad for the flowers
Toads, spiders, frogs, fish,
insects, and birds eat
them
The Greedy
Grasshoppers
Researched by: Christopher Riether and
Ronald Tsai
Physical Description of a Grasshopper
Head,1 strong jaw, thorax,
abdomen, 2 long or short
antennas, 5 eyes, 4 wings, and
6 jointed legs
-Size: up to 5 inches
Life cycle and mating of a grasshopper
Simple metamorphosis: eggs,
nymphs, adults
Eggs: white eggs
Mate: chirp to attract a mate
Mate for 14 days until they lay an
egg
Groovy Facts of Grasshoppers
Some people eat grasshoppers and
they’re good protein
Can shoot a brown juice to scare
enemies
Camouflage
Live in tall grass
Black and yellow are poisonous
The Pretty Ladybug
Researched by:
Kelly Lee
and
Logan Smith
Physical Description of a Ladybug
Head: mouth, two
compound eyes, two
antenna
Thorax: Two pairs of
wings, legs
Size: one to three
millimeters
Special feature: squirts
ooze
Life Cycle and Mating of a Ladybug
Complete metamorphosis
Egg
Mymph or larva
Pupa
Adult
Lays its eggs on leafs.
Fun Facts About Ladybugs
Not nymphs a mymph
Many colors
Hibernates at winter time
Ladybugs can be male or
female
MAGNIFICENT MOSQUITO
Researched by:
Matthew Mannino
And
Ava Mount
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A MOSQUITO
Head, thorax, abdomen
Brown and gray
2 wings 2 compound eyes
Size: half an inch to three
quarters of an inch
Tiny claws on their legs
Tube like mouth
LIFECYCLE AND MATING OF A MOSQUITO
Complete metamorphosis
Eggs, larvae, pupa, adults
They gather to form a swarm, there
they mate
Egg raft are yellow and brown
They hatch in two days
FUN FACTS ABOUT MOSQUITOES
Kill more than one million people each year
Males suck nectar for energy
Females suck blood for 250 eggs
Mosquito bites itch because all humans are
allergic to their saliva which females use to
bite
Lot of things eat them
It flies away from their predators.
Magnificent Mantis
Researched By:
Luke Fezzuoglio
And
Ella McAleer
Physical Description of a Praying Mantis
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Head: mouth, 2 antenna, 2 eyes
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Thorax
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Abdomen
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Size: 2-6 inches, antenna:1-2 inches
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Special Features: color pink, yellow,
brown, green, white
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Special Features: the female is
bigger than the male
Life cycle and mating of a Praying Mantis
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Incomplete metamorphosis
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Egg
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Nymph
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Adult
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Male attracts by jumping
on female’s back
Fun facts about the praying mantis
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Praying mantis eat grasshoppers, mice,
salamanders, and even HUMMING
BIRDS!
Praying mantis can see 18 meters above
them, they can get ready to attack.
Their triangle heads can almost turn in a
complete circle.
Wasps, bats and some birds eat the
praying mantis.
In the fall the female lays up to 1,000
eggs.
THE TERRIBLE TERMITE
Zachary Goines, Caden Smith and Tanner Williamson
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TERMITE
Main body parts: head, thorax,
and abdomen, no eyes, 2
antennas, and 4 wings
1 to 5 inches
LIFE CYCLE AND MATING OF A TERMITE
Incomplete metamorphosis: egg,
nymph, adult
Alates fly to a new home and mate
It takes three weeks for eggs to hatch
The king fertilizes the eggs
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE TERMITE
Eats food like humans
Termites are related to cockroaches
Only the king and queen have eyes
Harmful
Termites are social
Workers feed the soldiers
Some termite soldiers spray chemicals
at ants to drive them away
Credits
Second Grade Research Teams:
Ant … Karen & Stephen
Bee … Sam & Sebastian
Butterfly … Katie and Sara
Cricket … Jonathan & Devon
Dragonfly … Bria & Kiera
Firefly … Christina & Danielle
Grasshopper … Christopher & Ronald
Ladybug … Kelly & Logan
Mosquito … Matthew & Ava
Praying Mantis … Luke & Ella
Termite … Zachary, Caden, & Tanner
- Credits Continued
A big thank you to all of the parents that helped
with our insect projects.
• Thank you for finding insect facts with us.
• Thank you for typing our reports.
• Thank you for helping proofread our projects.
• Thank you for helping us make our insect models.
A Special Note
To All Parents:
 We feel truly blessed to have worked with your
children this year. It has been an amazing journey.
 Your children have made tremendous progress and
have grown in so many ways. We are very proud of
them, as you can be too.
 Please stop by and visit in future years – We’d love to
know how things are going.
Love,
Miss Schaefer, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs. Falkow
Thank you for coming.
Here’s what will happen next:
(1) Guests - Please put folding chairs away in hall.
Students – stand behind your desks
(2) Insect Scavenger Hunt for guests. (Visit all 11 insect
groups and collect a trading card from each one. Ask questions from the
pink sheet.)
(3) Help yourself to some refreshments in the hall.
(4) Check out the insect work:
 Research report (in hallway)
 Insect diagrams, models, poems, riddles, and trading
cards (on desks)
Parents please take student’s insect work, writing portfolios, and shopping
bags home when you leave. Thank you again for coming. If you want to
take your child home with you, a sign out sheet is outside the door.