Science Rainforests Conceptual 5–7 yrs

Rainforest Insects

雨林昆虫

Description

Know that rainforests are home to millions of insects — leaf-cutter ants that farm fungus, giant beetles, jewel-coloured butterflies, enormous spiders, and stick insects — and that insects are the most numerous animals in the rainforest

Mastery Evidence

✓ Name at least three types of insect or minibeast found in the rainforest, such as leaf-cutter ants, morpho butterflies, and giant beetles
✓ Explain that insects are the most numerous animals in the rainforest
✓ Describe one interesting behaviour, such as leaf-cutter ants carrying leaf pieces back to grow fungus

Assessment Prompt

Does your child know that rainforests are packed with insects — like leaf-cutter ants that carry bits of leaf in a long line, or butterflies as big as a dinner plate?