Rainforest Insects

CONCEPTUAL

Science›Rainforests|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_XL2gqdKJfu

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 [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?”

Prerequisites3

Rainforest Layers
hardAges 5—7
What is a minibeast?
softAges 5—7
Rainforest Animals
softAges 5—7

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Rainforest Layers hard
Minibeasts live at specific layers (leaf-cutter ants on forest floor)
- What Is a Rainforest? hard
  Must know what a rainforest is before learning its four layers
What is a minibeast? soft
Understanding what a minibeast is helps learn about rainforest minibeasts (Insects 5-7 -> Rainforests 5-7)
Rainforest Animals soft
Minibeasts are a subset of rainforest animals; knowing the broader animal diversity helps
- Rainforest Layers hard
  Animals are taught in context of which layer they inhabit
  - What Is a Rainforest? hard
    Must know what a rainforest is before learning its four layers

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