Grasshopper Life Cycle Printable Research Project
Do your students sigh at the thought of doing a research project? Make learning about the life cycle of a grasshopper more exciting with this Grasshopper Life Cycle Printable Research Project! This printable research project is low-prep and low-stress so you can plan a fun and engaging science lesson in minutes!
Even though this printable research project is low-prep, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t require your students to put in the work! This activity gives your students the opportunity to cut, color, and write about their grasshopper research!
Students are constantly flooded with a ton of information they need to retain quickly for tests and quizzes. Instead of giving them a basic worksheet that will probably get lost in their backpack, give them an engaging “research project.” A research project allows your students to organize all their information that they can flip back and forth between.
What You Get with the Grasshopper Life Cycle Research Project
This grasshopper life cycle project includes a fun and engaging flip flap for your students to record all of their grasshopper research! Your students have a place to record facts and opinions about grasshoppers and the grasshopper life cycle. In the packet, your students can practice skills like “can, have, are” and writing complete sentences.
The printable also comes with a digital grasshopper activity for Google Slides with premade boxes for your students to type in. The digital slides are also super helpful for teachers because you can go in and edit the instructions! I know editing the instructions to fit your lesson plan is super important for teachers so they can tailor the activity to their students! One thing to note is that the tabs are clickable when in present mode so you don’t have to exit out.
How to Fully Dive Into Learning About Grasshoppers
If you want to get even more out of this research project, I have some fun ideas to help your students engage even further with the information.
- Watch a Youtube Video on the life cycle of a grasshopper!
- Check out books about Grasshoppers from your school library!
- Head outside and look for grasshoppers on the playground!
There are endless ideas for making learning more fun, so these are just a few I thought might be fun to try! Hopefully, your students won’t try to introduce you to one of their “new friends” by bringing one inside!
Conclusion
Turning boring research projects into engaging flip flap foldables is one of my favorite ways to make science more exciting! The students love to compile the information into fun, engaging ways that are certain to keep your students curious and excited to learn.
Grab a copy of the Life Cycle of a Grasshopper Activity HERE!
Let me know what your students think! Do you prefer research projects or worksheets to use worksheets in your classroom? I’d love to hear more about your tips and tricks to get your students to engage in learning!