Investigating Insects - A Creative Introduction to Entomology
In this 4 week flex course, we will learn all about 8 insects, including life cycle, habitat, diet, and other buggy facts. We will do a craft for each insect, compare and contrast insects, and do a weekly Kahoot challenge. #academic
Autumn Emigh (she/her/hers)
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What's included
0 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
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1-2 hours per week. Mondays and Wednesdays will be videos, photos, and information about the two insects of the week. Tuesday and Thursday will be craft days. Fridays will be compare, contrast, and a short Kahoot quiz to check for understanding. Students are encouraged to post photos of completed crafts and to participate in the compare and contrast discussions. Content will be posted by 10 am EST each weekday and discussion will be monitored several times each day.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 4
This 4 week flex course will have two insect videos and two craft videos each week. We will cover the following insects: Monarch Butterfly, Luna Moth, Ladybug, Blue Bottle Fly, Cricket, European Mantis, Green Darner Dragonfly, and Bumblebee. The insect videos will cover vocabulary to talk about different insects including their parts, where they live, when they are active, what they eat, their life cycle, and how they interact with humans. The insect videos include lots of photos and facts and are 10-15 minutes long. I try to keep them very entertaining. I also include links to videos on Youtube in the classroom posts. I have curated and embedded the links on Outschool to be safe for your child and provide extra information. There are craft projects on days following each insect video. The crafts vary in length quite a bit and some do involve drying time. The longest craft video is about 25 minutes while the shortest is 8. I try to use mostly materials you would find around your house - see schedule below for more details. On Fridays, we will have a Kahoot quiz and we compare and contrast the insects from that week. The Kahoot will draw questions from the insect videos we watch that week to check understanding. The class schedule of specific topics will be: Week 1: Butterflies and Moths - Monarch Butterfly, Luna Moth. Crafts - Egg Carton Caterpillar, Coffee Filter Butterfly Week 2: Beetles and Flies - Ladybug, Blue Bottle Fly. Crafts - Paper Plate Ladybugs, Designer Bug Trap Week 3: Grasshoppers and Praying Mantises - Cricket, European Mantis. Crafts - Cricket Chirp Friction Drum, Mantis Puppet Week 4: Dragonflies and Bees - Green Darner, Bumblebee. Crafts - Dragonfly Clip, Toilet Paper Roll Bumblebee Content will be posted by 10 am EST each weekday.
Learning Goals
Students will learn vocabulary to talk about different insects, their parts, where they live, when they are active, what they eat, and their life cycle.
Students will complete craft projects for each insect they learn about.
Students will compare and contrast insects.
Students will participate in discussion activities.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Some of the crafts will use scissors, paint, glue, or water in a spray bottle. Parental supervision is advised for those projects.
Supply List
Learners will be accessing videos from my personal YouTube channel as a part of this class. We will also use Kahoot for quizzes. The supply list for this class includes: cardboard egg carton pipe cleaners hole punch scissors craft glue crayons/colored pencils markers - non-washable is necessary for one of the projects coffee filters clothes pins spray bottle of water paper plates brads various colors of construction paper empty water bottle duct tape stickers gems or pom poms googly eyes toilet paper roll yellow and black paint (or yellow and black paper)
1 file available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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This class draws from many different sources to provide the most complete information I can.
Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Bowling Green State University
Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University
When I was 11 years old, my 6th grade science teacher gave us the assignment to do an insect collection. I enjoyed it so much that I joined 4-H and continued my collection until I left for college. My own daughters have also started insect collecting. As a 4-H advisor, I have enjoyed helping several members with their own insect projects. Now that my daughters have stopped, I plan to take over and expand their collections since mine was lost in a house fire many years ago. I love collecting, learning, and teaching about insects!Reviews
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