1. Analytic Coding Insect: Moth (Mind Map, Question and Expanded formats)
Analytic coding using conceptual vocabulary from the Basic Conceptual Systems based on the work of Anne Svendsen and Andreas Hansen, adapted by K. Morgan. © 2013.

2. (Place in the food chain)
16.
Movement/Power
2. Group
4. Number
of Parts
5. Color(s)
17. Life Cycle (Change)
3. Is this …
Living
Non-Living
14.
Predators/Prey
(Place in the food chain)
Predators Prey 6.
Shape(s)
1. What is this?
(Name)
15. Protection (Change) 8.
Temperature
12. Habitat
(Place)
10.
Time
7. Size
(compared to you)
Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Energy/Power)
11. Surface Pattern
9. Weight (compared
to you)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.

3. 17. What is its life cycle? (Change) 3. Is this … Living Non-Living
16. How does it move?
(Movement/Power)
2. What Group
does it belong to?
4. What Number
of Parts does this have?
5. What Color(s) does
this have?
17. What is its life cycle? (Change)
3. Is this …
Living
Non-Living
14. What Predators/Prey does it have? (Place in the food chain)
Predators Prey
6. What Shape(s) does it have?
15. How does it protect itself? (Change)
1. What is this?
(Name)
12. Where does it live? (Habitat/Place)
10. What is its lifespan? (Time)
8. What Temperature
does it have?
7. What Size is it
(compared to you)?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded
9. What Weight does it have? (compared to you)?
13. What does it eat for energy? (Diet/Power)
11. What Surface Pattern does it have?
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.

4. Moth Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender
Value
Speed
Movement/Power
Living/Non-Living
Lifespan/Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property
Group
Number of Parts
Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
Moth
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.

5. Physical Characteristics Predators and Protection
Color
Shape
Number of Parts
Size
Weight
Temperature
Substance
Surface Pattern
Surface Properties
Living / Non-Living
Change
Behavior
Solitary/Herd
Movement
Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal
Label
Name
Group
Diet
Habitat
Place
Change
Predators and Protection
Predators
Protection
Life Cycle
© 2013, K. Morgan.

6. Moth Bee Similarities & Differences Name Living/Non-Living Group
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Moth
Bee
Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet/Power
Habitat (Place)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.

7. Moth Bee Similarities & Differences Name Living/Non-Living Group
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 …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet/Power
Habitat (Place)
Moth
Bee
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.

8. Moth Bee Similarities & Differences Living Insect
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Living
Insect
Head, thorax, abdomen, 4 wings, 6 legs
Black, orange/brown, white
Egg – Caterpillar –Pupa/ Chrysalis - Adult
Large in size compared to a bee
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to a bee
Flies and walks
Male, female
Spotted
Nectar, water
Warm climates
Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet/Power
Habitat (Place)
Living
Insect
Head, thorax, abdomen, 6 legs, 4 wings,
Black, orange, yellow
Egg – Larva – Pupa - Adult
Small in size compared to a moth
Cold blooded
Light in weight compared to moth
Flies and walks
Male, female
Striped
Nectar, water
Hive in trees, bushes, holes in buildings
Moth
Bee
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.