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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore insects' use of pheromones and beneficial insects versus insect pests. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explain different beneficial insects and useful qualities. They are exposed to exotic and common insect species. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students identify several beneficial insects and spiders, including predators and pollinators. They search an outdoor environment and record numbers and types of beneficial insects and spiders that they discover. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students go through pictures one by one, and groups identify the bug. They indicate with a thumbs up if they think the bug is beneficial, and thumbs down if they think it is harmful. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate elements of physical adaptation in insects and organisms. They discover how adaptations can select an insect for survival and make an insect that be used in an outdoor discovery activity. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study and investigate why ladybugs are beneficial to our environment by using resources such as the entomology lab, the microscope, and the Internet. In addition, students study the life cycle of ladybugs and investigate the body parts of insects. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Student identify different examples of pests. Using the examples, they lable each one either as beneficial or harmful. They describe what effects each of the pests have on others and complete a worksheet with a group. They choose one pest of their choice and complete a pest profile along with an illustration. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students explore insects. They collect insects from three different sites. Students observe and identify the insects by viewing the insects with magnifying lens Students look for the presence of wings, an abdomen, hind legs and the shape of the fore-wings. They record their observations and sketch drawings of insects. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students will recognize and name three common insects.1. Share background information with students. 2. Provide students with the "bug body" puzzle pages, and have them cut the puzzles out.1. Share background information with students. 2. Provide students with the "bug body" puzzle pages, and have them cut the puzzles out. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students identify and state the major characteristics of the class Insecta. They explain why insects are so successful and list both harmful and beneficial effects of insects on human society, as well as listing the common insect orders and the major characteristics of each. Finally, students identify two ways insects are beneficial and two ways insects are harmful to society. Full Review »
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