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Bug Parts Lab
Draw a real insect from a photo and label its parts, then invent your own insect with all the right parts.
- Grades
- 1–4
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- insect anatomy, labeling, scientific drawing
What kids do
“Insects have three body parts and six legs. Draw and label a real one, then invent a bug!”
- A real insect from a photo. Label: head, thorax, abdomen, legs, wings, antennae
- Every insect has…
- My invented insect (with all the parts!)
How to run it
- Use a clear photo of a real ant, bee or beetle.
- Draw label lines from each word to the part.
- Spiders have eight legs, so they aren’t insects!
Talk about it
- Is a spider an insect?
- What do antennae do?
- Which part of your insect is most useful?
Take it further
Go on a bug hunt and count legs.
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