StoryWeaver Grades 1 and 2馃摉 Stories馃惥 Animals

Are You an Insect?

Shabnam Minwalla 路 StoryWeaver 路 1 min read
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A flying RoboBee

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Someone running away from a cockroach

Do you run when you see a cockroach?

Or scream when you see a bee?

Look closely instead.

Woman looking at a cockroach closely

Insects are amazing. They help scientists make machines.

Grasshopper Robot

Grasshopper Robots are tiny. But they leap very high. Just like real grasshoppers. One day, they may explore places that no one has ever been.

A cockroach near a litter
A black shoe in the corner

RoachBots run around and squeeze through tiny cracks.

Just like real cockroaches.

One day, they could help find people who are lost or trapped.

A rocket flying out of hair

RoboBees can fly and perch on plants. Just like real bees.

One day, RoboBees might travel to Mars in a spaceship, collect mud and gas and bring it back to us.

A robot bee
Leaves floating on water

Water Strider Microbots can walk on water. Just like real water striders.

One day, they could clean our lakes and oceans.

Water striders
Two insects

The next time something crawls or buzzes around, look carefully.

It might be a RoachBot or a RoboBee.

You never know.

Many insects flying together
Three white patches on blue background

A bot is a computer program or little machine that can perform simple, repetitive tasks.

RoachBots

Grasshopper Robots

Two white patches on blue background
RoboBees 路 Water Strider Microbots