Science
Insects & Minibeasts
Conceptual
7–9 yrs
Not all minibeasts are insects
并非所有小型无脊椎动物都是昆虫
Description
Not all minibeasts are insects: distinguishing insects from other minibeasts. Spiders have 8 legs and 2 body parts (arachnids), woodlice have 14 legs (crustaceans), worms have no legs, snails have a shell and one foot. The 'Is it an insect?' sorting game.
Mastery Evidence
- Sort a set of minibeasts into 'insect' and 'not insect' groups using the six-legs rule
- Explain why a spider is not an insect by noting it has eight legs and two body parts
- Name at least one difference between insects and another minibeast group such as worms having no legs or woodlice having fourteen
Assessment Prompt
If you showed your child a spider and asked whether it's an insect, could they explain why not — for example, that spiders have eight legs, not six?
