Sharon Squires Introduction Captivate your students' interest in science with an introduction to the insect world.
Insects play an important part in the nature of our world.
For a child, a basic understanding of the life of an insect may prevent thoughtless destruction of harmless and beneficial species of insects. There are more different species of insects than all other animals combined. Some are our best friends and some are our worst enemies. In this introduction to insects we will take a look at those characteristics common to most insects and identify several harmful as well as beneficial insects. This unit was developed as an introduction to the study of insects for grades two and three.