Interesting Insects
Six legs.
What is used to measure temperature?
A thermometer.
What does electricity need to work?
It needs a source (like a battery), two wires and a load (like a motor or light bulb).
What are three things that most plants need to grow?
water, sunlight, carbon dioxide or soil.
Name an important job in the community and why.
Many answers.
How is an insect different to a spider?
It has six legs and three body parts.
It reflects them.
An ammeter.
What are three parts of a plant?
roots, flowers, leaves, branches and stems.
What does retail mean?
Retail means shopping. A place where you buy things.
What are the three parts of an insect called?
What are the terms for light travelling through objects?
reflect, refract and absorb.
Will a very long wire make the electrical current slower, faster or no change.
No change.
How are seeds dispersed (moved) to different places?
animals, wind, water, bursting or humans
Name three organizations that you know.
Many answers.
What are the two different lifecycles of an insect called?
Complete and incomplete.
Objects that light hits are what? (three things)
transparent, translucent or opaque.
How is a series circuit different to a parallel circuit?
A series circuit will stop if a battery is removed, but it uses more power than a parallel circuit.
What are the five stages of most plants` life cycles?
seed, seedling, adult plant, flower and fruit
Name three stages needed to get strawberry jam from a farm to a home.
farming, growing, processing, distributing, manufacturing, retail, etc.
How is an incomplete life cycle different to an complete life cycle?
An incomplete life cycle has three stages and no larva or pupa. (nymphs)
Over a day in what directions does the sun and an object`s shadow?
The sun moves from east to west and the object`s shadow moves from west to east.
Name five kinds of insulators for electricity.
plastic, wood, rubber, paper, wool, ceramic, cork or glass.
What does photosynthesis mean?
Plants convert water, carbon dioxide and light to make food (sugar) and oxygen.
How does a community help an organization and how does an organization help a community?
Many answers. People buy different things from organizations. Organizations provide goods and services, sponsorship, a place to meet, etc.