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Grade 2 | Knowledge 8: Insects

Lesson 2:
What Makes
an Insect
an Insect?

Let’s Learn

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

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What are our learning goals?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

I can recall how insects interact with their habitats.

I can identify the common characteristics of insects.

I can demonstrate an understanding of the word
microscopic.

I can write an explanation of why certain animals are or
are not insects.

Vocabulary

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

abdomen

antennae

exoskeletons

microscopic

thorax

Let’s Explore

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Multiple Choice

In what large water habitat are insects unable to survive?

• Desert
• Rainforest
• Arctic tundra
• Ocean

Check for
Understanding

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Open Ended

How are these insects different from one another?

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"What Makes an
Insect an Insect?"

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Start of Lesson

Introducing the

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Why are we
reading this text?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Multiple Choice

What is the middle section of an insect's body called?

• thorax
• tail
• abdomen
• head

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Multiple Choice

Do caterpillars have six true legs like all other insects?

• No
• Yes

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Discussing the
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Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Check for
Understanding

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Word Cloud

What do all insects have in common? What makes an insect an insect?

Discussing the
Read-Aloud

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Multiple Choice

How many legs do insects have?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 4

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Think-Pair-Share

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

What word are we going to talk about?

microscopic

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Antonyms Activity

gigantic

The opposite of the word microscopic is the word gigantic.

Multiple Choice

A building that is forty stories tall

• That is microscopic.

• That is gigantic.

Multiple Choice

An insect that is so small we can't see it with just our eyes

• That is microscopic.

• That is gigantic.

Multiple Choice

The sun

• That is microscopic.

• That is gigantic.

Multiple Choice

The Pacific Ocean

• That is microscopic.

• That is gigantic.

Let’s Connect

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Labelling

What part of the body is shown where the wings and legs are attached? Drag only the correct label.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

head

thorax

abdomen

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

Multiple Choice

Why is a spider not an insect?

• Spiders have wings, while insects do not.
• Spiders have a hard exoskeleton, while insects have a soft exoskeleton.
• Spiders have antennae, while insects do not.
• Spiders have eight legs, while insects have six legs.

Insects Journal

Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?

​On the 3rd page, draw a picture of an animal that is NOT an insect. Write 1-2 sentences explaining why.

On the 4th page:

Draw a picture of an animal that IS an insect.

Label: 3 body parts, antennae, 6 legs, exoskeleton.


Write 1-2 sentences explaining why it is an insect.

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 2: What Makes an Insect an Insect?