Feeling Fear with The Bug Chicks: Social Emotional Learning
Feeling Fear with The Bug Chicks: Social Emotional Learning
Watch students enter the intricate and surprising world of arthropods! These animals use unique adaptations to confuse predators, attract mates, and defend territories. Humans do a lot of the same things — but misunderstandings are everywhere, and communicating and appreciating differences can be difficult. The Bug Chicks teach the scientific concepts of entomology while guiding students through the novel experience of asking: What can we learn about ourselves and others from bugs?
Join entomologists and professional educators Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker (aka The Bug Chicks) to meet some incredible arthropods, learn how other animals deal with Feeling Fear, and helps students discover how to engage with and transform their own feelings. By the end of this lesson, you will see yourself, other people, and the world in a less fearful, more compassionate light while learning about the science of entomology.
Included Materials
Included Materials
Lesson: Feeling Fear
Enter the intricate and astounding world of arthropods (bugs)! These animals try to fake out and confuse predators, defend territories, woo potential mates, and adapt to the constantly changing conditions of their environments. Humans do a lot of the same things — but misunderstandings are everywhere, and communicating and appreciating differences can be difficult. The Bug Chicks teach the scientific concepts of entomology while guiding you through the novel experience of asking: What can we learn about ourselves and others from bugs?
Key Concepts & Vocabulary
Key Concepts & Vocabulary
Arthropod, behavior, chemoreceptor, crypsis, adaptations, fight or flight, habitat, host, pheromone, predator, prey, vasodilator
Appropriate Age Levels
Appropriate Age Levels
Grades 6-12
Subscription Term
Subscription Term
One year
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