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Insects
A WebQuest for Preschool Children
by
Rebecca Miller, MA CCC-SLP
Cricket
Beetle
Carpenter Ant
Cockroach
Praying Mantis
Introduction
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Watch the Bill Nye video on insects.
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http://dms.uen.org/cgibin/WebObjects/tsweb.woa/4/wo/tPgIHpkQNPqw
biI6RfEMO0/0.11.3?1238470048578
Talk about the show with your teacher
What is an insect?
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See Definitions page
Introduction
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You work for the Preschool Television Station.
You get to help write a television show. The
TV station wants to make a show about
insects. You need to learn about one of the
insects and write about that insect for the
show. Then you will put on a show about your
insect.
Task
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The TV station needs you to find 4 things
about your insect to make this a great TV
show. You will have to do the following:
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Find a picture of your insect
Describe and make a model of where your insect
lives. That is called its habitat.
Find what your insect likes to eat
Tell some interesting things about your insect
Task
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After you have found all your information, you
will be the Science Guy and make a TV show
about your insect.
We will show the TV show at a special party
given for our class, your parents and family
members
Roles
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Each team will be assigned one insect to
research
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Each team member has a job.
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Home Finder – Where does your insect live?
Food Gatherer – What does your insect eat?
Action Master - What does your insect do?
The Insects
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Ant
Cricket
Cockroach
Process: Step 1
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As a team go to:
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https://sites.google.com/site/rmillerspeechlanguage
/classroom-happenings
Open the attachment of your insect
Use the links to:
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Find a picture of your insect and print a copy of it.
Look at the other interesting information on your insect
Describe your insect to your teacher
Process: Step 2
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Now that you know a little about your insect,
go to the part that has your job on it
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Look at the sites and find information to answer
your questions.
Home Finder
Where does your insect live?
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Your job is to find out where you insect lives
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Does it live in a hot or cold place?
Does it live in a tree, house, ground or other
location
How does it make its home?
What is its home made out of
Is there any other interesting things about your
insect’s home you can share?
Home Finder
Where does your insect live?
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Now that you have learned about your insect, it is
time to create
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Create a home for your insect using the materials that
your insect would use
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Practice talking and showing your home
Learn and practice telling 3-4 facts about where the
insect lives and how it makes its home
Food Gatherer
What does your insect eat?
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Your job is to find out what your insect eats
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Does it eat something that grows?
Does it eat other insects?
Does it eat other animals?
How does it eat?
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Does it have teeth? A tongue? A mouth?
Find out other interesting things about your insect
and how it eats
Food Gatherer
What does your insect eat?
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Now that you have learned about your insect, it is
time to create
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Create food for your insect. Use the materials that
your teacher has to make it look like your insect
would eat.
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Practice talking and showing your food
Learn and practice telling 3-4 facts about what the
insect eats and how it gets its food
Action Master
What does your insect do?
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Your job is to find out about what your insect
does?
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Is it awake in the day or night time?
What does it do all the time except eat?
How does it sleep?
Does it live in a family?
Tell us other interesting things about your insect
Action Master
What does your insect do?
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Now that you have learned about your insect,
it is time to create
• Create a way to show one interesting fact
about your insect.
• Practice talking and showing fact
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Learn and practice telling 3-4 facts about your
insect
Definitions
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entomologist-scientist that studies insects
exoskeleton – skeleton on the outside of an
animal’s body
Definitions – What is an insect
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An exoskeleton
3 Parts an insects body
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Thorax
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Abdomen – one of three regions of an insect’s body
Head- many have 2 antennae attached to
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6 legs attached to
Have wings attached to
antennae – sensory organ attached to and extending from the head
Many adults have wings attached to thorax
See:
http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm
Evaluation
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Go to
https://sites.google.com/site/rmillerspeechlang
uage/classroom-happenings
Click on Insect Rubric to see how you will be
assessed
Conclusion
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Now that you have your picture, your model
and your information it’s time to make the TV
show
You teacher will film you while you present
your Science Guy information.
You will get to watch yourself and your school
friends when you are done.
Have a fun time!
Teacher Page
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This WebQuest was designed for preschool
children age 3-5. An adult should be present at
all times to assist the student.
The students will work in teams of 6 students.
Each role will be done by 2 students and 1
teacher.
Teacher Page - Purpose
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The three main purposes of this webquest
are:
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The students will learn about insects, their
habitat, food, and other interesting information.
In this discovery process vocabulary will be
increased.
The students will learn basic internet navigating.
The student will learn to give the information
they have learn by talking about it into a video
camera.