DISCOVERY SCIENCE
(SECONDARY)
SELECTIVE UNIT 5 (S05)
(Entomology (Honey Bee)
(June 2011)
Unit Statement: The earth is full of life. Insects outnumber all other types of animals
combined. Though we frequently view them as a nuisance, they are essential for
ecosystems to function properly. While finding order to the hundreds of thousand of
species of insects, the student is challenged to organize his thoughts and come to an
appreciation of man’s need of the insects.
Essential Outcomes: (assessed for mastery)
1. The Student Will identify the characteristics of ten orders of insects.
2. TSW compare and contrast the life cycle of a butterfly, grasshopper, and honey
bee.
3. TSW analyze the threats caused by mosquitoes, termites, and lice.
4. TSW construct food webs that shows insects’ position in the food chain.
5. TSW describe the structure and characteristics of a beehive, how bees can be
farmed and products that bee keepers harvest.
6. TSW identify how we benefit from honey bees.
Introduced and Practiced Outcomes:
1. The Student Will examine ten or more insects giving the order and common name.
2. TSW analyze the social behaviors and division of labor for ants.
3. TSW make a collection of insects giving the order and common name of each
insect.
4. TSW compare the benefits of insects to the harmful effects in agriculture with a
cost analysis.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES & RUBRIC ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES………………………..
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Suggested Student Materials:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/222292
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle
http://www.vtaide.com/png/grasshopper.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/life-cycle-of-grasshoppers.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/label/lifecycle/label.shtml
http://www.mosquitokillersleague.com/mosquito-biology.htm
http://www.megacatch.com/mosquitolifecycle.html
http://www.fzi.uni-freiburg.de/InsectPestKey-long%20version/termit2.htm
http://entmcv.umd.edu/docs/entm_cv/bthorne/05LongLiveTheQueen.pdf
http://termitendshere.info/termite-queen-life-span/
http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/shindelman/background.html
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/headlice/ig/Head-Lice-Pictures/Head-Lice-Life-CycleStages.htm
http://www.livescience.com/747-ants-rule-world.html
To make a poster of interesting facts of honey bees Use Interesting Facts of
http://www.beeman.ca/id10.html
http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/classification/Key_to_insect_orders.htm
Suggested Assessments:
1. Provided Rubrics
2. Teacher Generated Rubrics
3. Anecdotal Observations - Assessment made from observations, reports, and class
participation.
4. Teacher Generated Test
RUBRIC FOUND ON FOLLOWING PAGE………………………
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Evaluation Rubric: SELECTIVE UNIT (S05) (Entomology)
Name _______________________________ Date _______________
‘A’=
To earn and A for the unit, the student will have all of the ‘B’s marked
as well as two or more ‘A’s.
‘B’=
To earn and ‘B’ for the unit, the student will have all of the ‘B’s
marked.
In Progress
If even one box in the ‘IP’ column is marked, the grade for the unit is
“In Progress (IP).”
OUTCOMES FOR THE UNIT
Identify the characteristics of ten orders of insects.
Compare and contrast the life cycle of a butterfly, grasshopper, and honey
bee.
Analyze the threats caused by mosquitoes, termites, and lice.
Construct food webs that shows insects’ position in the food chain.
Describe the structure and characteristics of a beehive, how bees can be
farmed and products that bee keepers harvest.
Identify how we benefit from honey bees.
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‘A’
‘B’
‘IP’