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__A Bugs Life -__ ready for feedback
There are many small creatures that exist in our world, do these creatures really matter and why are they important? In this unit students will explore the world of insects to expand their knowledge of ants, bees, butterflies and ladybugs. The students will work together to research, gather information and determine whether the insects have similar needs. The Curriculumn Framing Questions will be used throughout the unit to guide discussions and learning. The students will then design a detailed picture story entitled A Bug's Life and present their findings to the class.


 * Essential Question:** What matters?

Do all living things have similar needs? What are insects important?
 * Unit Questions:** What things around us are living or non living?

What are the characteristics of an insect? What are the habitats of insects? What do insects eat? What is the process of metamorphisis of a caterpillar to a butterfly? What are the roles of bees such as queen, workers, robbers in making honey? What are the roles of ants?
 * Content Questions:** What is an insect? (looking at butterfly, ant, ladybug and bee)


 * Unit of work: [|A Bugs Life Unit Plan Final.html]

Student Sample: [|sample presentation.bmp]

Wiki Site:** abugslife.wikispaces.com
 * Blog Site: [|A Bugs Life Showcase]**

Tunining In / KWL / Intro of project - [|Introducing the Unit.ppt] [|My referencing.doc] Student Checklist - [|Project Assessment Topic Knowledge.rtf] ICT Rubrics - [|ICT rubrics.rtf] Speaking and Listening - [|Speaking and Listening Self Assessment.rtf] Ongoing management - [|Help cards.pub] These cards are to be used when working indpendently in the classroom on a computer. Blue is for student assistance and red is for teacher assistance. Students must seek the help from 2 nominated students before seeking assistance from the teacher.
 * Assessment:**


 * Feedback** for this unit of work can be left at abugslife.wikispaces.com just click on the feedback page. All feedback is welcome!