DIY for Kids: Building a Home for Insects
Overview
Check out this simple DIY for kids to help our insects and pollinators. Build an insect home out of materials you can upcycle, recycle, and repurpose then track the bugs you find and learn about our local buggy populations.
Activity Type:
Video
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
29 minutes
Topics:
Pollinators
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some less well and some not at all. 3-LS4-2: Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing. 3-5-ETS1-2: Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. HS-LS2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity. |
Created by:
San Diego Natural History Museum
