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Curious Minds in Action

Identify and Decide

Ask your teacher to give you pictures of 6–8 insects. Observe the pictures and then try to do the
following.
y Classify each insect as useful or harmful in a tabular format.

y Justify your decision by writing two points in the table.

Skills Covered: Critical thinking • Analytical thinking • Problem-solving

Insect Colony Planner

In small groups, design a simple chart or diagram to show how an insect colony works. Mention
all the members of a colony. Then explain about the chart or diagram in your own words in the
class. Also mention about how the different members help the entire colony.

Skills Covered: Collaboration • Communication • Organisation

If I Were an Insect SEL

Write 4–5 sentences imagining that you are an insect. Then answer the following questions.

y What challenges would you face?
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y How would you feel if your home (colony/nest) was destroyed?
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y Why should humans care for insects?
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Skills Covered: Empathy • Social and emotional thinking • Environmental awareness

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