Bug Hunt! Frankie Fox meets Eagle Eyed Girl
Synopsis
This video introduces young students to the bugs around them.
The 4-minute video includes a song and a demonstration of how to build a bug hotel.
Teaching Materials
Classroom Implementation:
Use this video and activity in a bug-centered unit. Consider discussing the important jobs or ecosystem services different bugs provide and use the bug hotel as an example of giving back.
Materials:
To make the bug hotel, students will need:
Scissors
Glue
Paint and brushes
Wooden sticks
String
A tin can
Googly eyes
Pipe cleaner
Outdoor material, such as grass
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Math:
Have students go on a bug hunt and collect data on the types of bugs they find. Display this data on a graph.
Extensions:
Students can act out the song's movements, crawling like a beetle and buzzing like a bee, as a movement break.
Climate Change Connections:
Discuss how climate change may impact insects native to the area.
Sustainable Development Goals Connections:
Use this resource to make connections to SDG 15, Life on Land.
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