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Insects

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1994

Insects
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill celebrates the most successful animals on Earth, exploring insect bodies, life cycles, and the surprising jobs they do.

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Discussion

Bill celebrates the most successful animals on Earth, exploring insect bodies, life cycles, and the surprising jobs they do..

  1. What three body parts do all insects share?
  2. How does an insect's body change as it grows up?
  3. Why are insects so important to plants?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: insect, metamorphosis, antenna.

Try it: Draw an insect with its three body sections labeled and add the correct number of legs.

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