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Grade 2 | Knowledge 8: Insects

Lesson 6:
Insects that
Glow and Sing

Let’s Learn

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

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Introducing the

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What are our learning goals?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

I can explain how different insects communicate with
each other.

I can demonstrate an understanding of the word
communicate.

I can draft an informational story.

Vocabulary

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

bioluminescence

communicate

lanterns

Let’s Explore

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Open Ended

What is something you have learned about insects so far?

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Let’s Read

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“Insects that
Glow and Sing”

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Why are we
reading this text?

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Multiple Choice

What does transparent mean?

• Blurry

• Solid

• See through

• Cloudy

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Multiple Choice

What is a complete metamorphosis?

• When an insect changes only one thing about how they look.

• A change that is so big that the insect looks completely different after.

• When an insect does not change how it looks.

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Multiple Choice

What is the firefly's light organ called?

• Blinker

• Lightbulb
• Shiny light

• Lantern

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Check for
Understanding

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Match

Match the insect with how it communicates.

• Firefly

• Grasshopper

• Katydid

• Cricket

• Cicada

Uses lanterns

Sings by rubbing wings/legs & listens

Sings by rubbing front legs together

Sings and listens with forelegs

Vibrates tymbals to make a loud noise

• Uses lanterns

• Sings by rubbing wings/legs & listens

• Sings by rubbing front legs together

• Sings and listens with forelegs

• Vibrates tymbals to make a loud noise

Discussing the
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Multiple Choice

Female grasshoppers use their tympanum, or eardrums on the sides of their abdomens, to listen to the male grasshoppers. Why do the males sing to the females?

• To scare away predators
• To fight with the females

• To communicate with other males
• To attract the females for mating

Multiple Choice

Do grasshoppers, crickets, and fireflies all have exoskeletons?

• Yes.

• No.

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What word are we going to talk about?

communicate

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Brainstorming Activity

communicate

The word communicate means to share or exchange
information.

Let’s Connect

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Let’s use adverbs
to describe the
clapping motion.

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Turn and Talk

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

Check for
Understanding

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Time to Write

Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing

​Write 3-5 sentences on your insect.

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Knowledge 8, Lesson 6: Insects that Glow and Sing