We came up with some great investigation ideas to see what actually happens with the dead animals and what we are thinking of as flies. However, bringing a dead animal into the classroom is, well, kind of a risk-factor!
Mrs. Brinza found two incredible videos which are helping us uncover the relationship between flies and the animal that dies.
Mrs. Brinza found two incredible videos which are helping us uncover the relationship between flies and the animal that dies.
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These videos helped clarify a bunch of things for us:
1. Flies definitely visit the dead animal.
2. The flies lay eggs on the meat.
3. The eggs hatch into larvae (or maggots).
4. These larvae consume the meat, making it smaller.
5. After time, these larvae pupate and eventually emerge as adult flies, and then this process happens all over again.
We established consensus as a class, which is helping us to better understand why dead stuff disappears!
1. Flies definitely visit the dead animal.
2. The flies lay eggs on the meat.
3. The eggs hatch into larvae (or maggots).
4. These larvae consume the meat, making it smaller.
5. After time, these larvae pupate and eventually emerge as adult flies, and then this process happens all over again.
We established consensus as a class, which is helping us to better understand why dead stuff disappears!