Extensions Organize an international pot luck dinner celebrating the different cultures in the class. Invite the parents. Continue to rear two of the different insects, one that goes through a complete metamorphosis (butterfly, fly, mealworm beetle), and one that goes through incomplete metamorphosis (dragonfly, milkweed bug, cricket). Discuss similarities and differences. Words with Special Meanings (for understanding only, not to be tested) Abdomen: the third and last section of an insect's body. Antenna (plural antennae): a pair of appendages on the head of an insect used as sensory organs. Celebrate: to observe an event with ceremony, respect or festivity. Diversity: differences among people, objects, etc. Exoskeleton: the hard outer shell covering of an insectŠits skeleton on the outside. Hypothesis (hypotheses, plural): a tentative explanation for a question that can be tested using experimentation. Metamorphosis: to undergo a change in form. Molt: to shed the exoskeleton. Observe: to look at and pay special attention to what something does, what it looks like, and how it changes. Predict: to guess what you believe will happen. Thorax: the middle section of an insect's body to which six legs and usually two pairs of wings are attached. Bibliography Althea. Insects (Nature Club Series). Mahway, NJ: Troll Associates, 1990 Arneson, DJ. Incredible Insects - Nature Fact Book Series. Kidsbooks, Inc., 1990 Arnett, Jr., Ross H. and Richard L. Jacques, Jr. Simon and Schuster's Guide to Insects. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981 Cole, Joanna and Jerome Wexler. Find the Hidden Insect. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1979 Conklin, Gladys. When Insects are Babies. New York: Holiday House, 1969 Cooper, Elizabeth. Insects. (Facts about Series). Austin, TX: Steck Vaughin Co., 1990 DK Direct Limited. What's Inside? Insects. New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1992 Educational Insights. Fascinating Insects. Dominguez Hills, CA: Educational Insights, 1992 Field, Rachel. Taxis and Toadstools Poems. New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc. (Scholastic), 1926 Goor, Ron and Nancy. Insect Metamorphosis. New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1990 Hornblow, Leonora and Arthur. Insects Do the Strangest Things. New York: Random House, 1968 Horton, et al. Amazing Fact Book of Insects. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1987 Horton, et al. Amazing Fact Book of Spiders. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1987 Jennings, Terry. Insects (Junior Science Series). New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1991 March, Margot. Different, Not Dumb. Mead, Margaret. People and Places. Illustrated and photographs by W.T. Mars and Jan Fairservis. New York: World Publ. Co., 1959 Mound, Laurence. Insects-Eyewitness Books. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991 Nelson, Joanne. Backyard Bugs - Explore & Learn Series. Kuttawa, KY: McClanahan Books, Med Curriculum Press, 1990 Parker, Steve. Insects: How to Watch and Understand the Busy World of Insects. New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1992 Roettger, Doris. Bugs and Other Insects. New York: Simon & Schuster/Faron Teachers Aids, 1991 Selsam, Millicent E. A First Look at Insects. New York: Walker and Company, 1974 Selsam, Millicent E. Backyard Insects. New York: Four Winds Press, 1983 Slepian, Jan. The Alfred Summer. Souza, D.M. Insects Around The House. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1991 Souza, D.M. Insects in the Garden. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1991 Spier, Peter. People. New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc. (Scholastic), 1980 Time Life. Insect World. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1989 Wildlife Education Staff. Insects Vol. I - Zoobooks. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1984 Wildlife Education Staff. Insects Vol. II - Zoobooks. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1984 Wildlife Education Staff. Spiders. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1985 Wonder Books. Insects. Los Angeles: Wonder-Treasure Books, 1960

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