Toggle Close. Search calacademy. Search the Educators section. By playing a simple card game based on the stages of metamorphosis, students will: Learn how insects change in form as they grow. Consider the advantages of undergoing this metamorphosis. Go Bug! Printable cards. Teacher Prep. Print out Go Bug! If possible, print 2-sided in color. Cut out Go Bug!
Shuffle and stack each deck. How do insects grow? Ask students what they know about the growth and development of insects. Many will already be familiar with, for instance, the life cycle of butterflies. Define metamorphosis, explaining the different stages that a given insect will go through as it develops. Aside from insects, are their other animals that undergo metamorphosis? Frogs, etc.
Split class into groups 2. Split class into groups of three to six students. Arrange classroom such that each group of students may sit facing one another other, with a flat surface in front of each, whether a desk or a table.
How to Play. Goal: To collect as many complete sets of insect cards. Setup: Five cards are dealt to each player. All remaining cards are placed face down in a draw pile. Gameplay: Randomly choose a player to go first. On your turn, ask a player for a specific type of insect out of the cards currently held in your hand.
If the player you ask has any cards of the requested insect, she must give all of her cards of that insect to you. In the example, Katy would have to give you all of her beetle cards. If you successfully receive one or more cards from the player you ask, you get another turn. You may ask any player for any insect you already hold, including the same type you just asked for. Your goal is to collect all of the stages for that insect. When you collect a complete set of three or four insect cards depending on whether that insect undergoes complete or incomplete metamorphosis , immediately show the set to the other players and place the three or four cards face up in front of yourself.
Place them in order from egg to adult. Continue asking for cards until the person you ask has no matching insects. Then they say, "Go Bug!
If you happen to draw a card of the insect you asked for, show it to the other players and you get another turn. However, if you draw a card that's not the type you asked for, just add it to your hand.
It becomes the next player's turn. NOTE: The "next player" is always to the right of the student who just played. Note that parasite cards are specific to different insect stages; for example, some parasites can attack only larvae, and others can attack only nymphs. You can then collect the stage specified on the parasite card, plus whatever stage s follow it. NOTE: even though the host set of cards you collect will be incomplete, it will still be placed face up in front of you and these cards will be counted at the end of the game.
Winning: Go Bug! If a player runs out of cards before the others, they must still collect from the draw pile and give up cards when asked. Once the draw pile is depleted, game play continues without collecting a card each turn.
In order to win, you must have the most cards laid in front of you. Often this means having the most sets of insect cards, but because sets may be three or four cards, and because you may have collected cards from using a parasite, it is the total number of displayed cards that wins the game. Ask the following questions: Which insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis? In the game, was it better to collect insects with complete or incomplete metamorphosis? Can you think of any advantages to going through either type of metamorphosis?
In the game, was it better to have a parasite with a larval host or an adult host? What would the advantages of each type be in real life? Live Observation Plenty of insects are readily kept in captivity. Many a class has watched a caterpillar pupate and change into a butterfly, all within the confines of a glass jar.
Other good insects to watch include: meal worms complete metamorphosis , ladybugs complete and crickets incomplete. All-inclusive kits may be ordered from scientific supply companies. The advantage of catching your own insects is the opportunity to observe the insect in its native environment first upon capture and second upon release. Research Project As an in-class or homework assignment, have students research specific insects that undergo either complete or incomplete metamorphosis.
Have students present a report on their insect that includes written descriptions along with pictures of the distinct life stages of their insect. Other important things for them to note might include: their insect's habitat their insect's range their food sources other insects they are related to. Scientific Terms for Students. Background for Educators. Incomplete Metamorphosis Incomplete metamorphosis is a term used to describe the mode of development of insects that pass through three distinct stages: the egg , the nymph , and the adult stage, or imago.
Insect Orders with Incomplete Metamorphosis: Hemiptera - scale insects, aphids, whitefly, cicadas, leafhoppers and true bugs Orthoptera - grasshoppers and crickets Mantodea - praying mantises Blattaria - cockroaches Dermaptera - earwigs Odonata - dragonflies and damselflies Phasmatodea - stick insects Isoptera - termites Phthiraptera - sucking lice Ephemeroptera - mayflies Complete Metamorphosis Complete metamorphosis is a term used to describe the mode of development of insects that pass through four distinct stages: the egg , the larva , the pupa and the adult stage, or imago.
Insect Orders with Complete Metamorphosis: Coleoptera - beetles Diptera - flies Hymenoptera - ants, bees, hornets and wasps Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths Mecoptera - scorpionflies Megaloptera - alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies Neuroptera — lacewings and antlions Raphidioptera - snakeflies Siphonaptera - fleas Strepsiptera - twisted-winged parasites Trichoptera - caddisflies Advantages of Complete Metamorphosis There are an unbelievable number of insects out there.
Parasites Nearly all insects are attacked by one or more insect parasites. California Science Content Standards. Grade Two Life Sciences 2a. Students know that organisms reproduce offspring of their own kind and that the offspring resemble their parents and one another.
Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, such as butterflies, frogs, and mice. More Activity Ideas. What Can Teeth Do? Expand your vocabulary in this creative brainstorming activity. What Color is Your Leaf?
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