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Kansas State Fair
Level: Grades 2-4
Topic: Insects
Objectives: Identify insects
Observe Entomology displays at the Fair. (Located in 4-H Centennial Hall).
Record the sizes and kinds of insects
Develop an awareness of insects and their importance
Procedures:
Before the Fair:
Teacher should introduce:
The characteristics of insects: 3 body parts, 6 legs, mouth parts (biting, chewing, lapping, sucking)
Difference between butterflies and moths
The characteristics of spiders (to know the difference)
Life cycle and stages of insects
Habitats of insects
Foods of insects
Examples of insects
At the Fair:
Students will complete insect worksheet (below). Visit the 4-H Centennial Building to view the entomology display. Visit one or more of the pollinator gardens on the Fairgrounds.
After the Fair:
Students and teacher will review the completed worksheet and discuss the displays and insects.
Students will complete a graph or chart to show the kinds of insects observed at the entomology displays.