Module 3
Activity A: The Anatomy of Bees, Butterflies, & Moths
Participants will
- Examine bee and butterfly specimens, identify body parts and learn
how they are involved in the process of pollination.
Materials needed
- Several specimens each of bees
and butterflies (mounted specimins available from Carolina
Biological Supply: Honey Bee, item# 30-8004; Buttefly Families
mount, item# 26-2754).
- Or collect and mount your own: How
to Mount a Butterfly, Preparing
Insects for Mounting
- Magnifying glasses, 1/participant
- Anatomy of a Honey Bee activity
sheet, 1/participant
- Anatomy of a Butterfly/Moth activity sheet, 1/participant
- Clue cards for "What Am I?" game
- Bee Fact Sheets
- Butterfly & Moth Fact Sheet
- Books on bees & butterflies from library
(optional)
- Computer with Internet connection (optional)
Getting Ready
- Review background information on bees & butterflies.
- Make copies of Bee & Butterfly/Moth
Fact Sheets
- Make copies of Anatomy of a Honey Bee
- Place specimens in a well-lighted area with plenty of room for participants
to examine them.
Suggested Grouping
Divide group into teams of two. Action:
Review
Discuss briefly the concepts of flower characteristics designed to
attract pollinators.
Exploration
1. Give each participant a copy of the Bee & Butterfly Anatomy activity
sheet and a magnifying glass. Encourage participants to closely examine
the specimens and compare them to the activity sheet diagrams. Concept Development
2. Discuss as a group the function of the different body parts, especially
those related to locating flowers, gathering nectar, and collecting
and distributing pollen.
3. Introduce fact sheets on bees and butterflies that includes facts
about their life cycles, habitat, activities, needs, etc.
Concept Application
4. Play "Who Am I?" game (similar to "What Am
I?")
where children guess which pollinator is being described by clues given.
>>Instructions and links to reproducibles.
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