Students study crickets as an example of consumers. They examine the structure of crickets, consider their life cycle, and determine what they eat. Students recognize that consumers can be classified as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores according to their diets.

Student Resources

• 3.1 Vocabulary
• 3.2 Observing Crickets
• 3.3 What Do Crickets Eat?
• 3.4 Section 3 Assessment

Learn by Reading

For additional content-area reading, check out the Houghton Mifflin Science eBook: Grade 4, Unit B, page 24.