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Venus Flytrap

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study the Venus Flytrap including its habitat and how it eats.  In this ecology lesson students complete several experiments using a Venus Flytrap to see how it reacts to various conditions. 
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Constructing Food Chains

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners explore different habitats and the food chains within.   For this food web lesson students construct food chains for different habitats.
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Studying Entomology

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these ideas to discuss entomology in your classroom.
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Falling into Science!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use these autumn activities to introduce science process skills.
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Parts of an Insect

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet students will label the parts of an insect. Students will synthesize a list of insect names for each letter of the alphabet.
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Macroinvertebrate Sampling

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify macroinvertebrate species to investigate ecological systems and the relationship between humans and the environment.
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Who's the Smartest?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners solve a logic problem. In this logic lesson, students use their problem solving skills as they make a chart to determine the answer to a logic problem.
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Egyptian Scarab Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore scarabs of ancient Egypt. In this visual arts lesson, students discover the design and functionality of Egyptian scarab amulets. Students make their scarabs out clay that are etched with personal meanings.
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On the Road

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the history of the automobile in the United States. They complete a Webquest, explore the PBS website, answer discussion questions, and locate and discuss newspaper articles about cars and travel.
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COMMON KINDS OF INSECTS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars will recognize and name three common insects.1. Share background information with students. 2. Provide young scholars with the "bug body" puzzle pages, and have them cut the puzzles out.1. Share background information with...
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Look, Read, and Answer (Animals A-C)

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this animals activity, students read names of animals, look at their pictures, and then answer multiple choice questions about them. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Forensic Entomology: What the Blowfly Saw

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars read a paragraph describing various insects and decomposition rates, then fill in the table indicating when the three insects arrived or left the body. They write paragraphs explaining when the person died, and how they know.
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Mini-Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the living and non living things in a book read aloud and discuss the interactions represented in the book. Then, they research and include a list of food that each animal needs in an ecosystem. Finally, 3rd...
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Bug Football

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve the word problems that are used to play the game of bug football. The skill of number sense is increased.
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Horticulture and Gardening

For Students 3rd - 6th
This answer sheet is made to be a companion to a Horticulture and Gardening worksheet. This could be used as a guide for activities in the classroom.
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Insects

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this insects worksheet, students read a short passage on insects and then answer 4 short answer questions on the lines provided.
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Mealworm Exploration

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore and discover different things about mealworms. For this mealworms lesson plan, 2nd graders look at, play with, and try to manipulate meal worms.
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Observing Complete Metamorphosis

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read about metamorphosis. They observe the metamorphosis of mealworms and set up the tables using Word processing to record their observations as the mealworms went through the stages of metamorphosis.
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Genetically Modified Foods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain what genetically modified foods are and how they are created. Students use appropriate vocabulary to describe and effectively discuss the benefits of, and potential risks of, genetically modified foods.
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Observing Mealworms and Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the lifecycles of earthworms and mealworms. In groups, they make sketches, measure, and read about mealworms and earthworms. They travel between stations to examine a different part of their lives. To end the...
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Food Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to define food web, and identify the interdependence of organisms within a system. They are able to describe how natural events and human activities can impact a food web.
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Oddball Out

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students examine 4 pictures in a row and circle the invertebrate that is different from the others. There are 4 rows of pictures. Answers are provided upside down on the page.
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Intermediate Critical Reading - The Robin

For Students 6th - 7th
In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about robins. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Bug's Eye View

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore biology by writing fictitious stories in class. In this insect life lesson, students identify many different types of insects in the animal kingdom and the classifications they fall into. Learners collect insects on a...

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