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Creativity: Design and create a new insect.

Grades: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Subjects: Art, Science

Student Instructions

1. Watch the video 2. drawing Design and Create a new insect use pencil lines, shapesshapes and colors for inspiration. 3. drawingDraw your insect 4. Answer the questions and write your answers: What is it's name? How does it survive and thrive? 5. Draw where your insect lives 6. Or upload a photo of a drawing you created at home.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Design and Create a New Insect. • Introduce students to animals’ use of camouflage to hide themselves for protection or hunting using Line, shape and color how can this be used to survive and thrive in nature? • Show students how to fill the page and use as much color with their drawing of their chosen animal and environment they live in. • Direct students to brainstorm and create their artwork. • What is this new creatures name As you draw, explain the basic physical characteristics: Insects • Have 3 body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen • Have eyes and antennas that help the insect smell, taste, and hear • Middle section (thorax) has powerful muscles that operate wings and legs • Back section (abdomen) expands when the insect feeds • Have their skeletons on the outside.

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