Mosquito Bite

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Mosquito Bite

• ByKrista ODaniel Glenda Raven

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For the Teacher

• A journey into the human senses
• vs. the mosquito senses and their
• life cycles.

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Lesson Overview

• Students will learn how to compare the mosquitos
  senses and life cycle to the human beings senses
  and life cycle.
• In this lesson, students will explore the
  mosquito and human beings senses as well as
  compare the life cycle of each, by completing a
  Venn diagram and doing various hands-on
  activities that will allow them to gain more
  experience on insects.

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Instructional Goals

• TLW be able to describe the senses of mosquitoes
  and humans and their life cycles.
• TLW be able to illustrate the life cycles of a
  mosquito versus a human.
• TLW be able to create their own mosquito and
  write a story about the mosquito.

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Formative Assessment

• In small groups, label the body parts of the
  mosquito compared to the human body.
• Draw a Venn diagram of the mosquito senses
  compared to that of human being senses.
• Create a mosquito illustration on paper or build
  a mosquito and write a story that talks about the
  mosquito.

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Opening The Lesson

• The teacher and students will brainstorm what
  they know about mosquitoes.
• TLW will discuss what they already know about
  mosquitoes with a partner.
• TLW do a K-W-L chart in order to list what they
  know.
• After discussing as a class what they already
  know about mosquitoes, they will think about what
  they want to learn.
• TLW then discuss what they want to learn with a
  partner.
• TLW write on their K-W-L chart what they want to
  learn.

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Developing The Lesson

• TLW take picture walk of story.
• TLW make predictions and record them in
  Scientists journal.
• The teacher will read the story with the
  students.
• The teacher will demonstrate a Venn diagram of
  the body of a cat compared to the body of a dog
  as an example to the students.
• TLW get with a partner and do an example Venn
  diagram comparing home to school.
• TLW get with partners and go to centers.

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Closing The Lesson

• TLW will create their own mosquitoes by
  illustration or building one and write a story
  about their mosquito from the mosquitos point of
  view.
• TLW share their story with one other student.

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Teacher Resources

• The supplies needed for this lesson will be
  construction paper, markers or crayons, scissors,
  glue, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, sequins.
• Be careful with scissors!

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Enrichment Activities

• Students can play Guess What with a partner.
  TLW describe a certain body part or sense that a
  mosquito has and allow their partners to guess.
• Students can play a true/false game about facts
  from the story.
• Students can create a song that will help them
  remember the parts of a mosquito.

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Accommodations For Special Learners

• Some students may need to work in a small group
  with the teacher.
• Some students may need more of a challenge, so
  they can create a song that will help them
  remember facts about the mosquito.
• If there is a student who needs to be paired with
  another student, it will be available.

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Standardized Test Item

• All living and nonliving things that surround an
  animal are part of its
• a. Food chain
• b. Life cycle
• c. Environment
• d. Atmosphere

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Its a Bugs Life
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Learning Goals

• You will need to identify the part that belongs
  to a mosquito (handout will be provided for you).
• You will need to be able to identify the sense
  that the mosquito uses to collect specific
  information
• You will be able to compare among the stages in
  the life cycle of a butterfly, a frog, and plants.

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Assessment

• You will be monitored by your behavior within
  your group as well as your participation.
• Also, all of your information and drawings that
  you create should be listed in your Scientists
  Journal.
• A rubric will be provided in order to show you
  how you will be graded.

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Learning Activity

• The teacher will review the instructions for each
  center with you and describe how you are to
  interact with each other in the center.
• There will be a list of instructions located in a
  folder at every center you go to.
• You will record your information in your
  scientists journals.
• After you complete the activity at that center,
  make sure all materials are placed back in the
  folder and center should be in neat condition.

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Enrichment Activities

• If you happen to finish early, please DO NOT
  begin talking and playing with other people
  outside of your group.
• If you finish, you and your partner may play
  Guess what. The object of the game is to have
  one person describe a certain body part or sense
  that a mosquito has, and allow their partners to
  guess.
• Also, you can play a true/false game about
  facts from the story.
• Another option that you have is to create a song
  that will help you remember the parts of a
  mosquito.