Science Grade K-1

Insects: Bees, Ants, and Butterflies

Learning about tiny animals with six legs

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Learning about tiny animals with six legs

Science - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Draw or write your answer in the space provided.
  1. 1
    A cartoon insect with six visible legs.

    An insect has 6 legs. Count the legs on the insect in the picture. Does it have 6 legs?

  2. 2
    A bee, a dog, and a fish shown as choices.

    Circle the insect: bee, dog, fish.

  3. 3
    A bee collecting nectar and pollen from a flower.

    Bees visit flowers. What do bees collect from flowers?

  4. 4
    Ants walking in a line along a scent trail.

    Ants often walk in a line. Why do ants follow each other?

  5. 5
    A caterpillar hatching from an egg on a leaf.

    A butterfly starts life as an egg. What hatches from the egg?

  6. 6
    A butterfly with large wings spread open.

    Look at the butterfly. What body part helps it fly?

  7. 7

    Write one place where you might see an ant.

  8. 8
    A cartoon insect with six legs.

    True or false: Insects have 8 legs.

  9. 9
    A bee, an ant, a hive, and an anthill.

    Match the insect to its home: bee, ant. Choices: hive, anthill.

  10. 10
    A green caterpillar on a leaf.

    What do we call a young butterfly before it changes into a butterfly?

  11. 11
    A bee with black and yellow stripes.

    Look at the pictures. Which insect has black and yellow stripes?

  12. 12
    A bee carrying pollen to a flower.

    Name one way a bee helps plants.

  13. 13
    An insect with large antennae.

    Circle the body part that insects use to smell and touch: legs, antennae, wings.

  14. 14
    A simple butterfly with two wings.

    Draw a butterfly and show two wings.

  15. 15
    A generic insect showing common insect body features.

    Bees, ants, and butterflies are all insects. Name one thing they have in common.

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