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Biology
Classification ARTHROPOD
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INSECT FEATURES
Exoskeleton
Head/thorax/abdomen
Pair of antennae
Three pairs of legs
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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropod
Class Insect--hexapod
Order
Family
Genus
Species
CLASSIFICATION
Crustaceans
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Prior Knowledge/Preview Insects Ck-12
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Inquiry science
Printable activity
On-line activity: Compare Insect Digestion and Respiration to Human Bugwood
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LAB experiments
Lab #1 Diversity & Abundance of Insects Lab 1 Cornell Inst Bio Tchrs
Lab #2 Observing Features of bees Virginia Tech (Sign in needed)
Lab #3 Are you stronger than an insect? Cornell CSIP
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Drosophila expt Behavior Motility Aging in Space NASA/ESA p34
Cricket expt Gravity-related Behaviour in Space NASA/ESA p44
Silkworm Long term radiation effects in Space NASA JAXA p56
Cockroaches Influence Space Technology NASM
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Applications and examples
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EXTENSION material for the curious
Detailed Morphology and Dissection of a Locust University of Lille
Bugfinder--identify a bug--scroll to end Insect Identification
The Hexagon and the Honeybee Smithsonian Learning Lab
Entomology Smithsonian NMNH
Arthropod Adaptations--Inside the Insect Zoo Smithsonian NMNH
Assassin flies Predators of the Insect world Smithsonian NMNH
Butterfly Adaptations How they come by their colors Smithsonian NMNH
Evolution in Agriculture in Ants Smithsonian NMNH
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