Lesson 56 of 84 · Habitats
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleHelpful Insects (Part 2)
Helpful Insects (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.
Mind = Blown
🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?
What You'll Learn
Some animals come out at night (nocturnal) and some are active during the day (diurnal).
Key Words
- mammal
- reptile
- amphibian
Materials Needed
- ruler
- magnifying glass
- paper towels
Safety First
- Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
Steps
Read about Habitats with a partner or grown-up.
Go outside and collect 5 different leaves. Tape them to paper and write how each one is different.
Watch carefully. What happens?
Draw and write about what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which is an insect?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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