Cicadas 2024 Digital Slides

This spring, the 2024 cicadas will emerge across parts of the eastern U.S. This digital slides resource about cicadas saves you the time of searching for information, articles, and videos!

If you purchased this resource in 2021, it is NOW UPDATED for 2024!

The billions of periodical cicadas emerging this year will certainly have your students asking questions and perhaps feeling confused and frightened. This resource will help students understand what to expect, and will guide your teaching about cicadas!

This digital presentation is perfect for whole-group discussion, or can also be assigned via Google Classroom™ as it is presented in either a PowerPoint or Google Slides™ format. Please be aware that links are provided to videos via outside websites and YouTube. They WILL pop up via full screen (without surrounding ads), but are not provided through a “safe-tube” format.

Students in the upper elementary grades will be better prepared as readers to explore these slides independently, however students in the younger grades can also take part in the learning with a teacher's guidance and support!

Not affected by cicadas this year? They are still fascinating to learn about! Use this resource as a way to keep students engaged in end-of-the-year research projects, science insect study units, or animal research reports.

Looking for a fun follow-up project to this resource? Check out this Cicadas Lapbook! Save on both resources by purchasing the mini-bundle here!

⭐️What’s Included?⭐️

✅40 slide digital presentation, covering the following:

- Would You Rather? Introduction (lesson hook)

- Anticipatory Set Prompts - (provided PDFs to be used as a pre-assessment for prior knowledge and initial thoughts/feelings)

-Explanation of periodical vs annual cicadas

-What is Brood XIX and Brood XIII and what does "to brood" mean?

-Cicada insect body parts, what happens during this event, and cicadas life cycle

-Map of states affected by periodical cicadas this year

-Words to Know

-Interesting Facts

-5 Video links covering the cicadas life cycle and cicadas noise

-Links to external articles for further research

-Link to drawing activity

✅2 students PDFs for prior knowledge, and 3 PDF choices for assessment/review of learning

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Terms of Use: This product is for single classroom and personal use only. This resource MAY be used within ONE Google Classroom™ and posted for students and families within the class. It may not be shared among grade levels, departments, or posted on public school district websites. A multiple license option is available to reach larger groups of educators. Modifying this product and reusing for commercial use is a violation of copyright law and is subject to penalties under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Thank you respecting my work!

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