Welcome to our Insect
Power Point Presentation
By the Second Grade Students of C17Goodnoe 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.
• Ant
• Bee
• Butterfly
• Cricket
• Dragonfly
• Firefly
• Fly
The Insects We Found in the Goodnoe Garden
• Grasshopper
• Ladybug
• Mosquito
• Praying Mantis
• Termite
THE AMAZING ANTResearched by:
Karenand
Stephen
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF AN
ANT
•Head has mandibles, two eyes, and two antenna• Thorax: six legs•Abdomen: stinger• Size: 1 inch•White in the pupa stage
ANT’S FOOD•Strong jaws called mandibles• Can eat wood• Killer ants get food by using poison •Eats dead animals
MORE AMAZING ANT FACTS
• 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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THE BUSY BEEResearched by:
Sam BlickAnd
Sebastian Nguyen
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A BEE
Main body parts are the head, thorax and abdomen 4 wings, 5 eyes, 6 legs, 2 antennasSize: 1/2-3/4 inchesColors: black, orange, green, yellow, or graySpecial features- pollen basket and only females have stingers
LIFE CYCLE OF A BEE
Complete metamorphosis stages- egg, larva pupa, and adult Light colored eggs1-3 days to hatchEggs laid in brood cells
BUZZY FUN BEE FACTSSocial insectsVibrate for warmthEat royal jelly HiveDeadly Proboscis
Magnificent Monarch
Katie PetersonSara Wojciehowski
Physical Description of a Butterfly
Main body parts: head,2 antennae, compound eyes, thorax, 4 wings, spiracles, abdomenSize 4 inchesProboscis for a mouthIt is red, orange, blue, green, yellow, indigo, and violet
Life cycle of a Butterfly
Complete metamorphosisEgg-green or yellowLarva- turns poisonous when it eats leavesPupa- goes to sleep inside the pupaAdult- can’t fly when it comes out of pupa until the next day
Fun Facts About the Butterfly
Migrates farther than any other butterflyOnly poisonous to birdsNectar gives them energy to flyButterflies taste with their feetYou can find them almost everywhere The monarch can live to 10 months
Jumping CricketResearched by:
Devon Dolanand
Jonathan Depta
Physical DescriptionMain 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
THE DELIGHTFUL DRAGONFLY
Researched by:Bria Dito
AndKiera Larrieu-Loucks
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A DRAGONFLY
Head-2 compound eyes, a jaw-like a mouth.Thorax-6 legs, 4 wings.Abdomen-bright colors.Size-2 1/2 inchSpecial Features-Dragonflies can be blue, green, yellow, red, and other colors.
LIFE CYCLE AND MATING OF A DRAGONFLY
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.
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE DRAGONFLY
Mothers will not lay eggs in the ocean.Protect themselves by using their slick body They do not stingPeople in Indonesia eat dragonflies
The Fantastic FireflyChristina ErckertAndDanielle Pressing
Physical description of a fireflyHead, thorax, abdomen,Two pairs of wings, six legs, two antennae, and it`s black or tan.¾ of an inchFireflies have mandibles to chew withFireflies have a chemical that comes out of there abdomen that makes light.
Life cycle and mating of a firefly
Complete metamorphosisEgg, larva, pupa, adultMate by flashing lightEggs are yellow and take 28 days to hatchFemale lays them in loose, damp soil
Fun Facts About FirefliesLarva live underwaterMales squirt liquidEat pollen, insects, snails, slugs, earthwormsHelpful to the environmentBad for the flowersToads, spiders, frogs, fish, insects, and birds eat them
The Greedy GrasshoppersResearched 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, adultsEggs: white eggsMate: chirp to attract a mateMate for 14 days until they lay an egg
Groovy Facts of Grasshoppers
Some people eat grasshoppers and they’re good proteinCan shoot a brown juice to scare enemiesCamouflageLive in tall grassBlack and yellow are poisonous
The Pretty LadybugResearched by:Kelly LeeandLogan Smith
Physical Description of a Ladybug
Head: mouth, two compound eyes, two antennaThorax: Two pairs of wings, legsSize: one to three millimeters Special feature: squirts ooze
Life Cycle and Mating of a Ladybug
Complete metamorphosis EggMymph or larva PupaAdultLays its eggs on leafs.
Fun Facts About Ladybugs
Not nymphs a mymphMany colorsHibernates at winter timeLadybugs can be male or female
Researched by:Matthew Mannino
AndAva Mount
MAGNIFICENT MOSQUITO
Head, thorax, abdomenBrown and gray 2 wings 2 compound eyes Size: half an inch to three quarters of an inchTiny claws on their legsTube like mouth
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A MOSQUITO
Complete metamorphosis Eggs, larvae, pupa, adultsThey gather to form a swarm, there they mateEgg raft are yellow and brownThey hatch in two days
LIFECYCLE AND MATING OF A MOSQUITO
Kill more than one million people each yearMales suck nectar for energyFemales suck blood for 250 eggsMosquito bites itch because all humans are allergic to their saliva which females use to biteLot of things eat themIt flies away from their predators.
FUN FACTS ABOUT MOSQUITOES
Magnificent Mantis
Researched By:Luke FezzuoglioAndElla McAleer
Physical Description of a Praying Mantis
Head: mouth, 2 antenna, 2 eyes
Thorax
Abdomen
Size: 2-6 inches, antenna:1-2 inches
Special Features: color pink, yellow, brown, green, white
Special Features: the female is bigger than the male
Life cycle and mating of a Praying Mantis
Incomplete metamorphosis
Egg
Nymph
Adult
Male attracts by jumping on female’s back
Fun facts about the praying mantis
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.
Zachary Goines, Caden Smith and Tanner Williamson
THE TERRIBLE TERMITE
Main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen, no eyes, 2 antennas, and 4 wings
1 to 5 inches
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 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
LIFE CYCLE AND MATING OF A 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
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE TERMITE
CreditsSecond Grade Research Teams:
Ant … Karen & StephenBee … Sam & Sebastian
Butterfly … Katie and SaraCricket … Jonathan & Devon
Dragonfly … Bria & KieraFirefly … Christina & Danielle
Grasshopper … Christopher & RonaldLadybug … Kelly & Logan
Mosquito … Matthew & AvaPraying 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 NoteTo 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.