Grade 3- 4. Bring identification books along or look up insects seen while scoping out the areas beforehand. Motivation Show kids a picture of early man and tell them it may be their distant cousin. Ask them why and how humans have changed. Point out that these changes are called adaptations.
Activity Take the kids to a park either nearby or as a field trip.
Introduce the insect collecting equipment and show them how to use it. Collect insect samples from a field, trees, and a stream. Label the collecting jars with the habitat they came from. Have the students look at the insects back in the classroom and write down observations in their notebooks. Ask them to point out the similarities of the insects within the same habitats, and the differences between the insects collected from different habitats.