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Who’s that superhero climbing up the side of a building and hanging upside down? Is it Spiderman? Superman? Batman? This superhero is actually just the ordinary housefly who only seems to have superpowers due to special structures that enable it to perform amazing feats! Discover how its compound eyes help the fly look at the world differently, seeing everywhere and everything! Learn why it can scale slippery windows and hang from the rafters with ease! Although it boasts 120,000 different relatives in its family tree, this insect superhero only lives a short time. Once a symbol of wealth and bravery in ancient times, it is nowadays considered an annoying—although fascinating—pesky fellow. Head the buzz? The fly is on the move!
In this issue students will:
- read expository science text
- understand structures that enable flies to survive
- calculate sums to discover fly senses
- flitter through the newspaper on a fly scavenger hunt
- identify compound eyes and compound words in a single bound!
- practice masterful masterfly spelling
- respond in writing to the idiom “fly on the wall”
6 page PDF
