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The World of Insects and Spiders

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners identify numerous insects and their body parts.  In this insect life lesson, students practice using scientific vocabulary while comparing the different parts of spiders and insects.  Learners view several videos...
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and classify insects while working with a live insect. They collect an insect to study.
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Everyone Up!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine various agriculture careers, both direct and indirect, related to crop production and distribution. In this food production instructional activity, students role play the processing chain in which crops move from...
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Bat Ecology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students analyze different habitats. For this habitat lesson, students evaluate what animals need in their habitats. Students participate in the game Habitat Hopscotch.
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The Trial of the Bloody Sucker

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study creatures that drink blood. In this blood suckers lessons, students watch videos to learn about creatures that drink blood. Students divide into groups and make posters about the organisms. Students then participate in a...