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Bug Buffet

Grade Levels: K - 3

Objectives
  • The students will observe the behavior of bugs and experiment with the types of foods they like to eat.
Materials
  • Bread crumbs
  • Apple slices
  • Shredded carrot
  • Grass
  • Cheese
  • Cookie
  • Cereal
Procedures
  1. Discuss different places you have observed bugs out on the playground. What do bugs like to eat? Make a list of the items that the children suggest.
  2. In a quiet corner of the school grounds, create a "buffet" for the bugs. On the ground, sprinkle bread crumbs, apple slices, shredded carrots, cheese slices, cookies, cereal, and other foods suggested by the children.
  3. Observe the food and see which insects come to feast. What are their favorite foods?
  4. Have the children draw pictures of the insects and their paths.
  5. Observe the "bug buffet" for several days and record what happens. What would insects on the playground eat if you didn't feed them?

Excerpted from Science Surprises!



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