Activity 1

With Year 6 or 7 buddies or parents, complete basic PowerPoint presentation. Students choose different insect. Students do 1 slide in the form of a template with 3 questions which children brainstorm and all must use same 3. For example- What do they eat?, Where do they live? and What do they look like? Students need 3 pictures, text, different fonts, and a background. Use preselected site suitable for age level. Slides are printed and displayed in classroom. Students use PowerPoint slide to give brief oral report. Copy source of information on site-copyright.

Skills- Insert pictures, background, select information from preselected websites, develop questions, select information, organise and present information, basic copyright skills. See example

For an interesting evaluation rubric see http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/summer99/northside/bug/rubric.htm

which can be adapted for this activity.

Activity 2

The Insect Files- Use to research insect and Encarta

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=insect

http://www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/minibeast/_tourlaunch1.htm

http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Insects/cockroch.html

Activity 3

Another activity is using stop- start in PowerPoint to create a minibeast animation showing food, habitat & movement.