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Termitology

Lesson Overview

National Science Education Standards

  • History and Nature of Science: Content Standard G: Science as a human endeavor
  • Life Science: Content Standard C: The characteristics of organisms
  • Science as Inquiry: Content Standard A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  • Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Content Standard F: Types of Resources, Changes in Environments, Science and Technology in Local Challenges

Key Concepts

  • Identification
  • Habitat
  • Life cycle
  • Social structure & cooperative behavior
  • Communication
  • Decomposition

Vocabulary Words

  • Insect
  • Thorax
  • Abdomen
  • Antennae
  • Cellulose
  • Microorganisms
  • Nymph
  • Soldiers
  • Workers
  • Reproductives
  • Swarmers
  • Caste system
  • Caste
  • Sterile
  • Pheromones
  • Trophyllaxis
  • Decomposers

 

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