A Swarm of Artwork!

This week brought the final acts of our insect study. Our Town Forest insect walk  today was the culminating activity. Kids have learned a lot about this fascinating animal group. The key points we hope they take away are that all insects have three body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), six legs (that come out from the thorax), two antennae, an exoskeleton (hard shell on the outside), and sometimes wings (one or two pairs). 

Part of our learning has also touched on insects being, by far, the most populous animal group and that there are still new insects out there waiting to be discovered. We asked the kids to create their own insect inspired by features and parts from other admired creatures to develop their very own new species. They had to ensure that the insects they designed had six legs, two antennae, and three body parts but they could also have other interesting adaptations such as wings, stingers, pincers, burning acidic liquid (like the bombardier beetle), scorpion type tails, fangs and more. 

Check out the fascinating "new insect" artwork below. Our art teacher was very impressed with the size and beauty of these paintings.  Ask you child to tell you about theirs!