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Invertebrates

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Students identify insect body parts and look for local insect life. They create an insect using recycled material and design a classroom mural with bug facts. They study Monarch butterflies and dragonflies.

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insect anatomy, insects

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insect body parts, local insect life, science
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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