Did you know that the caddisfly creates a tape that is not only water proof, but also stretches like a rubber band. Learn more about caddisflies with a video explains What scientists are discovering about an insect with aquatic larvae.

Concepts

insects, animal adaptations

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss other applications for sticky underwater tape
• Assign a creative writing exercise taking the point of view of a caddisfly

Classroom Considerations

• Fits well into units on animal adaptations or water environments

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning for ease of note taking
• Includes links to references and articles with more detail

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4