The Process

1

BOOK REVIEW

  • Read the book Beetles, Lightly Toasted by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
  • Write a book review of the story using the Writer's Express model (page 132).
  • The review should be three paragraphs in length.
2

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION

  • What are the 7 levels of classification?  Go to the Fact Monster Website to find out.
  • On a sheet of paper, complete the left column of the following chart.  You will need it for Task 3.

   classification levels:              my insect:          
 1.  KINGDOM  
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3

BEETLE RESEARCH

  • Explore the following sites and select a beetle to research:

  Beetles,  Coleoptera,  Bug Bios,  Insect Orders

  • Copy and complete the following worksheet.

 BEETLE REPORT WORKSHEET

Common Name: ______________

5 interesting facts about my beetle: 

Size and physical characteristics:

Habitat:

Diet:

  • Complete the right column of the Animal Classification chart you started in Task 2. (You may need to use a search engine like Google if you can't find what you need on the beetle research links above.)
4

BEETLE RECIPE

  • Visit the following sites and find a recipe for a food containing beetles like yours.

Buggy Recipes,  University of KentuckyUniversity of Iowa

  • Copy the recipe onto paper.  You will include this in your Beetle Report.
5

BEETLE REPORT

  • Write a short report (1 to 3 paragraphs) on the beetle you researched.

 

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