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 ANT

Researched 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 Blick

And

Sebastian Nguyen

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A BEE

Main body parts are the head, thorax and abdomen

4 wings, 5 eyes, 6 legs, 2 antennas

Size: 1/2-3/4 inches

Colors: black, orange, green, yellow, or gray

Special features- pollen basket and only females have stingers

LIFE CYCLE OF A BEE

Complete metamorphosis stages- egg, larva pupa, and adult

Light colored eggs

1-3 days to hatch

Eggs laid in brood cells

BUZZY FUN BEE FACTSSocial insects

Vibrate for warmth

Eat royal jelly

Hive

Deadly

Proboscis

Magnificent Monarch

Katie Peterson

Sara Wojciehowski

Physical Description of a Butterfly

Main body parts: head,2 antennae, compound eyes, thorax, 4 wings, spiracles, abdomen

Size 4 inches

Proboscis for a mouth

It is red, orange, blue, green, yellow, indigo, and violet

Life cycle of a Butterfly

Complete metamorphosis

Egg-green or yellow

Larva- turns poisonous when it eats leaves

Pupa- goes to sleep inside the pupa

Adult- can’t fly when it comes out of pupa until the next day

Fun Facts About the Butterfly

Migrates farther than any other butterfly

Only poisonous to birds

Nectar gives them energy to fly

Butterflies taste with their feet

You can find them almost everywhere

The monarch can live to 10 months

Jumping CricketResearched by:

Devon Dolanand

Jonathan Depta

Physical Description

Main 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

And

Kiera 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 firefly

Head, 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 Fireflies

Larva 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 Ladybug

Researched by:

Kelly Lee

and

Logan Smith

Physical Description of a Ladybug

Head: mouth, two compound eyes, two antenna

Thorax: Two pairs of wings, legs

Size: one to three millimeters

Special feature: squirts ooze

Life Cycle and Mating of a Ladybug

Complete metamorphosis

Egg

Mymph or larva

Pupa

Adult

Lays its eggs on leafs.

Fun Facts About Ladybugs

Not nymphs a mymph

Many colors

Hibernates at winter time

Ladybugs can be male or female

Researched by:

Matthew Mannino

And

Ava Mount

MAGNIFICENT MOSQUITO

Head, thorax, abdomen

Brown and gray

2 wings 2 compound eyes

Size: half an inch to three quarters of an inch

Tiny claws on their legs

Tube like mouth

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF A MOSQUITO

Complete metamorphosis

Eggs, larvae, pupa, adults

They gather to form a swarm, there they mate

Egg raft are yellow and brown

They hatch in two days

LIFECYCLE AND MATING OF A MOSQUITO

Kill more than one million people each year

Males suck nectar for energy

Females suck blood for 250 eggs

Mosquito bites itch because all humans are allergic to their saliva which females use to bite

Lot of things eat them

It 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 Note

To 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.