Description
A grasshopper does not actually ‘jump’. What they do is use their legs as a catapult. Grasshoppers can both jump; and fly; reaching speeds of 12.8km per hour / (8mph) when flying. When grasshoppers are in high density areas; affected by environmental changes; they begin to swarm together, and this is when they become known collecively as locusts.
There are over 18,000 species across 6 of the 7 continents. According to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, individual species can produce up to seven distinct types of silk, each with a specialised function.
Based upon the Montessori zoological curriculum, grasshoppers belong to the Arthropoda phylum, and the material is colour-coded with a yellow border around each card. Combining the simplicity of a 3-part cards set, a booklet; that comprehensively covers detailed descriptions about grasshoppers; and definition cards. It is aimed at both the 3 to 6, and the 6 to 9 environments.
Examples of the Word Cards describing the Parts of a Grasshopper Activity:
chelicerae | pedipalps | spinnerets |
legs | cephalothorax | eyes |
Features of the Parts of a Grasshopper Activity:
- the direct objectives of this material, are for the Child to;
- learn about the different parts of the grasshopper
- develop their understanding of the definition of these parts
- indirectly, the Child;
- improves their vocabulary skills
- develops reading skills
- receives an introduction to zoology
- curriculum support material; aligned to the Montessori language and zoology curricula
- this product follows that of the life cycle of a grasshopper activity, which is used in conjunction with the life-cycle of a grasshopper objects
Contents of the Parts of a Grasshopper Activity:
- an 18-page booklet, providing an overview of the activity
- an illustration of the part under discussion is on one page
- the opposite page has a brief description, and definition of that illustration
- 9 sets of 3-part cards, each set has a control, a mute and label card
- 9 sets of definition cards, each set has:
- 1 card, with a complete definition,
- 2nd card with a redacted word that the Child must answer
- sold in a transparent, plastic A6 envelope
Size:
- Booklet – 9.5cm x 9.5cm / (3¾” x 3¾”)
- Definition Cards – 8cm x 8cm / (3″ 3″)
- Control Card – 13.5cm x 9cm / (5¼” x 3½”)
- Plastic Envelope – 18cm x 13cm x 1.5cm / (7″ x 5″ x ¾”)
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