Insect Discoveries

Explore the six-legged world: compare features, piece together life cycles and check conclusions against observations.

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Find out by signsLet's analyze the rule and apply it in independent tasks.

Six legs are only part of the story
The body plan; Compare several features; Different shapes, the same group.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1 · Free lesson
Wings, antennae and different jobs
Sensing the surroundings; A beetle’s wings; Count the right parts.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1 · Free lesson

Change for lifeLet's analyze the rule and apply it in independent tasks.

A butterfly changes its shape
Four stages; One life, different forms; Changes inside the pupa.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1
A dragonfly has no pupal stage
A different cycle; Water and the bank; Compare the actual stages.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1

Flowers and neighborsLet's analyze the rule and apply it in independent tasks.

Flowers and moving pollen
Pollen on the move; More than honey; A visit is only part of the evidence.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1
Ladybirds and their neighbours
Different diets; A different-looking larva; A change is an observation.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1

Water and disguiseLet's analyze the rule and apply it in independent tasks.

Dragonflies need more than a flying space
One life, two settings; Emerging on a support; Consider the whole cycle.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1
Blending into the background
Blending in; Camouflage is not invisibility; Change one factor.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1

Explorer's DiaryLet's analyze the rule and apply it in independent tasks.

An observation table
What did you count?; Comparable intervals; A blank is not zero.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1
A conclusion you can check
Ask before concluding; Keep the limits; Observe with care.
Tasks: 5 · Theory: 1

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