Kindergarten students will be thrilled with this mini lesson unit that has them collecting flies in a fly trap, and observing them to learn about the functions of different parts of their bodies and how they groom themselves. They will compare the flies' grooming behaviors with their own and learn about why good hygiene is important.

Concepts

cleanliness, hygiene, personal hygiene

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Additional Tags

grooming, house fly, housefly, fly, diptera

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)