Pest Control Lesson Plans

Learners identify and research types of pests and their characteristics, examine pest control and environmental factors surrounding pest control, and create and implement natural pest control plan in school garden.

Fourth graders acquire skills to identify the types of pests. They explain pest control and comprehend the need for integrated pest management. Students know how pests fit into a food chain.

Young scholars investigate the practices their school uses for pest control. Depending on their findings, students may suggest alternative, non-chemical methods. They present a pest control plan to school officials. Great, real life lesson!

Students classify and categorize pests. They discuss what makes an organism a pest and decide on a method of pest control.

Young scholars describe the anatomical and physiological attributes of insect pests and explain why the are known as pests. They investigate pest control methods and defend their position on specific control methods

Learners study different types of pest controls and their effects on the environment. They identify different examples of pests and explain the benefits or harms of each. They identify a male and female moth. locate the egg sack on the tree. They study the life cycle and damage the moths cause to our forests.

Learners research a pest's biology, control measures and legislation related to pest control. They create a web page applying the research they gathered.

Students describe some common pests. They study three levels of pest control from the IPM pyramid.

Students identify basic pest they find in the school yard. They discover and examine pest control. They also explain the benefits and risks of pests. High school students present a short lesson to third graders.

Students identify and compare different methods of pest control used by conventional and organic/regenerative farmers. They utilizxe a website imbedded in this plan which leads them through an interactive activity on organic farming.