Analytic CodingInsect: Queen Bee(Mind Map, Question and Expanded formats)Analytic coding using conceptual vocabulary from the Basic Conceptual Systems based on the work ofAndreas Hansen and Anne Svendsen , adapted by K. Morgan. © 2013.

4. Number of Parts

5. Color(s)

6. Shape(s)

10. Time

11. Surface Pattern

3. Is this …

Living

Non-Living

7. Size (compared to you)

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13. Diet (Energy/Power)

12. Habitat (Place)

15. Function

2. Group16. Movement/Power

17. Life Cycle (Change)

9. Weight (compared

to you)

Warm BloodedCold Blooded

8. Temperature

14. Predators/Prey

(Place in the food chain)

Predators Prey

1. What is this?

4. What Number of Parts does this

have?

5. What Color(s) does this have?

6. What Shape(s) does it have?

2. What Group does it belong to?

16. How does it move?(Movement/Power)

3. Is this …

Living

Non-Living

Warm bloodedCold blooded

8. What Temperature does it have?

10. What is its lifespan? (Time)

11. What Surface Pattern does it have?

7. What Size is it (compared to you)?

12. Where does it live? (Habitat/Place)

9. What Weight does it have? (compared to you)?

14. What Predators/Prey does it have? (Place in the

food chain) Predators Prey

13. What does it eat for energy? (Diet/Power)

17. What is its life cycle? (Change)

15. What function does it have? (Function)

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1. What is this? (Name)

Queen Bee

Group

Number of Parts

Color

Shape

Position

Place

Size (compared to)

Number

Surface Pattern

Direction

Function/Use

Substance (composition)

Substance (properties)

Gender

Value

Speed

Movement/Power

Living/Non-Living

Lifespan/Time

Life Cycle/Change

Weight (compared to)

Temperature

Taste

Smell/Odor

Sound

Surface Property

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems

to describe and analyze items.

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Behavior

Solitary/Herd

Movement

Sound

Nocturnal/Diurnal

Function

Physical Characteristics

Color

Shape

Number of Parts

Size

Weight

Temperature

Substance

Surface Pattern

Surface Properties

Living / Non-Living

Change

Label

Name

Group

Habitat

Place

Change

Diet

Predators and Protection

Predators

Protection

Life Cycle

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Queen Bee Worker Bee

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

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Name

Living/Non-Living

Group

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Weight (compared to

…) Temperature

Movement/Speed

Function/Use

Surface Pattern

Diet/Power

Habitat (Place)

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

Worker Bee

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Queen Bee Name

Living/Non-Living

Group

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Weight (compared to

…) Temperature

Movement/Speed

Function/Use

Surface Pattern

Diet/Power

Habitat (Place)

Living

Insect

Head, thorax, abdomen, 6 legs, 4

wings, 2 eyes

Black, orange, yellow

Egg – Larva – Pupa - Adult

Small in size compared to a queen

bee

Light in weight compared to queen

bee

Cold blooded

Flies and hovers using wings, walks

on 6 legs

Gets food, protects, builds hive,

makes honey

Striped pattern

Nectar, honey, water

Hive

Living

Insect

Head, thorax, abdomen, 6 legs, 4

wings, 2 eyes

Black, orange, yellow

Egg – Larva – Pupa - Adult

Large in size compared to a worker

Heavy in weight compared to

hummingbird

Cold blooded

Flies and hovers using wings, walks

on 6 legs

Lays eggs

Striped pattern

Nectar, honey, royal jelly, water

Hive

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

Name

Living/Non-Living

Group

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Weight (compared to

…) Temperature

Movement/Speed

Function/Use

Surface Pattern

Diet/Power

Habitat (Place)

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Queen Bee Worker Bee

Queen Bee Ladybug

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

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Name

Living/Non-Living

Group

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Weight (compared to

…) Temperature

Movement/Speed

Function/Use

Surface Pattern

Diet/Power

Habitat (Place)

Living

Insect

Head, thorax, abdomen, 6 legs, 4

wings

Black, red

Egg – Larva – Pupa – Adult

Small in size compared to a Queen

Bee

Light in weight compared to a Queen

Bee

Cold blooded

Flies and crawls

Eats aphids

Spotted Pattern

Aphids

Plants

Living

Insect

Head, thorax, abdomen, 6 legs, 4

wings

Black, orange, yellow

Egg – Larva – Pupa - Adult

Large in size compared to a Ladybug

Heavy in weight compared to

Ladybug

Cold blooded

Flies and hovers using wings, walks

on 6 legs

Lays eggs

Striped pattern

Nectar, honey, royal jelly, water

Hive

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

Name

Living/Non-Living

Group

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Weight (compared to

…) Temperature

Movement/Speed

Function/Use

Surface Pattern

Diet/Power

Habitat (Place)

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Queen Bee Ladybug