Question: Do some people really eat bugs? Answer: Yes, some people eat bugs as part of their diet. The practice of eating insects is called entomophagy. Insects are high in nutritional value, low in fat and inexpensive. Sounds like the perfect choice for a low-cal diet. Instead of spending money on sprays to kill roaches, […]
Butterfly Anatomy
Abdomen (noun) – The third and last segment of an insect’s body, located at the tail end.The heart, reproductive organs and much of the digestive system are located in an insect’s abdomen. Antenna (noun, plural: antennae) – one of a pair of slender structures located on the head of some insects. Butterfly antennae are used for balance, detecting […]
Are Flies Harmful?
When a fly lands on your food, it first uses sensory organs on its feet to “smell” the food. Unlike the boy in the diagram, flies do not have teeth to bite a chuck out of food. The boy is able to dip his cookie into the glass of milk to make it softer is […]
Game: Paper Flea Jumper
MA-SCI-YA Week What fun it is to correspond with educators around the world. A teacher from the Philippines introduced me to a Tagalog word for happy, which is “masaya.” In her school, a week is set aside for kids to play and have fun with math and science games and activities. It is a Happy […]
BUG ID Cards: Insects
Bug is a term used for all creepy crawlers, including insects and spiders. An easy way to distinguish insects and spiders is called The 3 + 3 Rule. Insects have: three pairs of legs (3 legs on each side of its second body part) three body parts Let’s Get Buggy 1. On index cards, draw […]
Butterfly Wings-Two Pairs
Butterfly lesson for young learners. Butterflies have two pairs of wings.
How Do Flies Eat?
Flies have a special mouth part called a proboscis. Much like the way the boy in the photo is using a straw, a fly uses its proboscis to drink liquids. Since flies do not have teeth, can they eat solid foods? Yes, and it really is gross, so get prepared: Flies vomit their stomach contents […]
Vision: Butterflies vs. People
People Can Only See Visible Light. Light is a form of wave energy called electromagnetic radiation. Visible light is the only kind of light that people can see. Visible light comes in different colors. Each visible light color has a different amount of energy. Each visible light color has a different wavelength (these are shown […]
Model a Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysalis
Inside its chrysalis, a caterpillar breaks down into a “chemical mush.” This liquid goo is miraculously transformed into a beautiful butterfly. When this transformation is complete, a weak, wet adult butterfly breaks out of the chrysalis. In a short time the butterfly dries and is strong enough to fly away. Play and Have Fun with […]
Insect Proboscis
Fly Straws Flies don’t chew their food like we do. Instead they drink their food through a straw-like mouth part called a proboscis. We don’t have to drink our food, but sometimes it is fun, especially if you have fun straws. Drinking liquids through a straw is easy, but if the food is very thick […]