11A Systems #1 Most things are made of parts.... 11B Models #2 A model of something is different from the real thing but can be used to learn something about the real thing....

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Monster Bugs

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Description

Students will have fun making their own virtual bug at the Monster Bugs section of The Magic Schoolbus website. Students select from various wings, legs, and heads to create a virtual bug. As they click on a specific part, information is provided on it. Students can create a picture of an actual bug found in nature or they can put together parts from different bugs to create a fantasy creature.

The bugs that students make could be printed out and mounted on tag paper or cardboard for various activities; for example, students could sort and classify by attribute and by "monster bug"/real bug. To reinforce ideas in the Models benchmarks, be sure to discuss with students how their virtual bugs are like the real thing and how they are different.

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Created : 08/21/2002