< Return to Learning Labs

Invertebrate Encounter

Explore life sciences with our newest Learning Lab ­– entomology! Using visual thinking strategies while observing stick insects, hissing cockroaches, tarantulas, and scorpions, students will:

• Observe the differences between insects and arachnids

• Discuss habitat and adaptation

• Discover their role in the ecosystem and impact on the environment

Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards:

• Demonstrate curiosity about the world and begin to use the practices of science and engineering to answer questions and solve problems

• Explore concepts and information about the physical, earth, and life sciences

• Understand that living things rely on the environment and/or others to live and grow

• Understand important connections and understandings in science and engineering

Next Generation Science Standards:

• Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
• Natural Selection and Adaptations

NOTE: The animals will not be taken out of their enclosures. Students will be observing but not touching.