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Insect Adventure, Part 3 Instructional VideoInsect Adventure, Part 3 Instructional Video
Publisher
The Brain Scoop
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
11:58
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Duration
15 mins
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2013
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Insect Adventure, Part 3

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After scientists collect insects, what do they do with them? The final Brain Scoop video wraps up an adventure to a field to collect insects. It details how they sort, study, and pin insects for future study. An Insect playlist allows for continued learning about this fascinating topic.

4 Views 3 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

insects, beetles, spiders, crickets, grasshoppers, entomology, exoskeletons

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Look at the graphs of a few species curves
  • Research the endangered insects in your area

Classroom Considerations

  • Relies on prior knowledge of insect anatomy, insect reproduction, and the first two videos in the series
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Offers closed captioning in five languages for ELLs
  • Works well in both traditional or flipped classes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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