Unit 8: Vocab lessons 1-4

Domain 8 Word Work part 1

habitat

Houseflies are insects, and they share the planet with millions of other insects in many different habitats.

Say the word habitat.

habitat

Habitats are the specific environment in which plants and animals live and thrive.

habitat

Houseflies can live in various habitats, including the cold tundra.

Think of some animals you have learned about. What habitats do they live in?

Open Ended

Think of some animals you have learned about. What habitats do they live in?

"_____ live in habitats called _____."

Multiple Choice

Is a desert an insect habitat?

• That is an insect habitat.

• That is not an insect habitat.

Multiple Choice

Is a rainforest an insect habitat?

• That is an insect habitat.

• That is not an insect habitat.

Multiple Choice

Is an ocean an insect habitat?

• That is an insect habitat.

• That is not an insect habitat.

microscopic

Microscopic lice don't have wings.

microscopic

Microscopic means very small.

gigantic

Gigantic is the antonym, or opposite, of microscopic.

gigantic

This insect is gigantic!

Say "gigantic."

Say "microscopic."

Multiple Choice

Are germs microscopic or gigantic?

• Germs are microscopic.

• Germs are gigantic.

Multiple Choice

Are whales microscopic or gigantic?

• Whales are microscopic.

• Whales are gigantic.

Great job! You're halfway done.

metamorphosis

Say the word "metamorphosis."

metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is the stages an insect goes through from egg, to larva, to pupae, to adult.

Multiple Choice

Metamorphosis is the change an insect goes through from egg, to larvae, to pupae to adult.

• yes

• no

social

Social insects live together in groups.

social

Bees are social insects. They live together.

Are these insects social?

Multiple Choice

These are social insects.

Multiple Choice

Is this true?

Social insects live alone.

Let's review what we learned.

habitat

The specific environment where a plant or animal thrives.

microscopic

Very small

gigantic

Very big

metamorphosis

the changes an insect gooes through in its life

social

living in groups

Multiple Choice

_____ insects live in groups.

• social

• metamorphosis

Multiple Choice

My friend's dog is very big. It's ______.

• metamorphosis

• gigantic

Multiple Choice

The place where a plant or animal lives is a _______.

• habitat

• microscopic