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Ed Koday

Web Archive: Beetles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Beetles might be the most successful creatures on earth! Their incredible ability to adapt to any environment makes sure that they will exist, probably long after humans have disappeared from earth. One of the most important features of...
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Beetles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a beetle, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Darkling Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, behavior, and diet of the darkling beetle.
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California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences: Flesh Eating Beetles!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the gory low-down of flesh-eating beetles and find out how they are put to work in natural history museums.
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Ed Koday

Ivy Hall: Diving Beetle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Facts and photographs of Diving beetles.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Lady Beetles and Ladybird Beetles

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Lady Beetles and Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this family and maps of its global distribution...
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Extreme Science

Extreme Science: Animal Kingdom: Creepy Crawlies: Goliath Beetle

For Students 3rd - 8th
How do scientists know that the goliath beetle is the largest beetle? What's stopping them from getting even bigger? Find the answers to these questions and other interesting facts from Extreme Science.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Stag Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Stag Beetles (Lucanus cervus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Scarab Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Scarab Beetles (Popillia japonica), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Death Watch Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Death-watch Beetles (Xestobium rufovillosum), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Ground Beetles

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Ground Beetles (Carabidae), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this family and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Skin Beetles

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Skin Beetles (Dermestidae), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this family and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
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Tree of Life Project

Tree of Life Project: Coleoptera: Beetles

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site provides some key facts on this interesting insect. Details its' characteristics, provides photographs as well as additional resources for further study.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Beetles

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Beetles (Coleoptera), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this order and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Ladybug or Lady Beetle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from Enchanted Learning provides detailed information on lady bugs and how they can help your garden grow. Includes printouts for labeling and coloring.
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University of Arizona

Center for Insect Science Education: Darkling Beetle/mealworm Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about mealworms: their diet, life cycle, habitat, and how to learn about them in the classroom.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Mealworm Life Cycle

For Teachers 1st
Learn about the complete metamorphosis of the darkling beetle.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Modeling a Fraction Multiplication Word Problem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This video [2:31] illustrates a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions that requires students to find an unknown product based on a comparison of two quantities. One of the world's largest insects, the Goliath beetle, is...
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Curated OER

Picture of Jeweled Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
How do scientists know that the Goliath beetle is the largest beetle? What's stopping them from getting even bigger? You will find the answers to these questions and other interesting facts on this effective site.
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Curated OER

Goliath Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
How do scientists know that the Goliath beetle is the largest beetle? What's stopping them from getting even bigger? You will find the answers to these questions and other interesting facts on this effective site.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Seven Spot Ladybird

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn all about the Ladybird beetle with this detailed fact sheet.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Making Your Own Key

For Students 9th - 10th
A small activity to assess your understanding of the beetle.
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Curated OER

Pinacate Beetle

For Students 6th - 8th
This comprehensive site delves into the life history, ecology, adaptation to desert life, and beetles as agents of decomposition.

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