Some like to eat the leafy parts of vegetables and some like the roots. In this activity students construct an insect diner and serve food samples to the invited insects. In the process of this lesson , they'll learn where insects fit in the food chain and how this relates to biological control. Insect Mural Students work in cooperative learning groups to make a mural depicting local insects in their natural habitat. Food Chain Chart Make conventional art supplies or computer drawing software available for students to use in diagramming insects in a food chain.
More advanced students can annotate the diagram with detailed labels.
Also see Pest Control Panel Discussion for an additional activity which relates to insect habitats and ecosystems. Students can research the answers to these questions using print or online resources and share their findings with the class. After you study pollination, have students draw some scientific illustrations of the process. Have them draw a flow chart to indicate the sequence of activity. For more information, read about pollination on the Web.