Process
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5

Step 1: Choose an insect.

  • Form a group of 4.
  • Each of you will research a different insect. To help you choose, click on each insect below.
ant
cockroach
bee
termite
  • Which one do you want to become? You will research only this insect.

Step 2: Research your insect.

Find out
  1. Where it lives (habitat)
  2. What it eats
  3. How long it lives (lifespan)
  4. How it is helpful or necessary to the environment
  5. How it is harmful

Click here to research the carpenter ant. Click here to research the bee.
Click here to research the cockroach. Click here to research the dry termite.

Step 3: Have a group discussion.

Answer these questions. Make sure you explain why you feel the way you do.

  1. Do you like your insect?
  2. Are insects needed by humans and the environment?
  3. Do you think the insect that you researched should be killed?

Step 4: Write a letter to Terminix.

Defend yourself and your insect friends! Write a letter to the Terminix Man to explain how you are helpful to the environment and why you and certain other insects should not be exterminated. 
 

 

Step 5: Design a group poster.

On the poster you will be sending to the Terminix man, you will need to include your letter, habitat, and a picture of your insect.

 
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