This is a resource for any teacher looking for some ideas to use to complement a unit on bugs. Scroll down for songs, center ideas, crafts, science discovery, math ideas, dramatic play ideas and much more!

Fun family projects relating to insects.

Teachers can download this teaching package that discusses insects and insect adaptations. Students will enjoy the hands-on activities described in the lessons. Teachers will appreciate the student handouts provided, as well as the list...

Find out how to prevent, treat and deal with bug bites and stings in this article for teens. Includes links to additional information.

A very comprehensive site that includes insect lesson plans for ages 3-18 and links to a syllabus, course material, activities, and related resources.

Based on a scenario given, students will work to nominate an insect mascot for the school or the community for an upcoming event. Students will conduct research through resources provided or their own, create a presentation, and vote for...

Here are some fun family projects to do at home involving bugs.

Explore the fascinating stories of insects and the roles they play in our lives. Check out the photos and descriptions, learn how they help humans, find some great educational resources, and much more.

The interactive tutorial examines entomophagy (insect-eating). Some examples of bugs you can eat are witchetty grubs, silkworm pupae, and grasshoppers. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive version.

Students explore different types of insects as they help the curator organize the museum's insect collection and as they search for, examine, and capture new insects out in the field.

Milkweed bugs, as their name suggests, have a close relationship with the milkweed plant. The plant produces a milky sap, and toxic compounds, but somehow the milkweed bug is unaffected by them. Instead, it concentrates chemicals from...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.

Giant deadly hornets, gorgeous fluttering butterflies and stealthy crawling stink bugs: readers cannot tear their eyes away from these fascinating creatures. They can discover these and more mesmerizing world insects in Expedition:...

An extensive list of elementary insect crafts. Each activity contains a list of everyday materials, and detailed instructions.

Here's an easy to use guide for identifying insects. All you have to do is click on the image that looks like your bug, then read all about it! There's lots of information about the insect; including food, life cycle, range, and habitat.

A thorough site that provides a description of the characteristics of insects and then focuses on the insects of southeastern Michigan. Pictures, classification groupings, and sound clips of insects are included.

Detailed information about bed bugs: how to identify them, treating and preventing infestations, physical features, life cycle, and misconceptions about bed bugs. Includes links to additional resources. (Published: December 13, 2010)

Read about all the work that bees do and why they are so important to humans. Includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.

Activity explores major segments of aquatic macroinvertebrates and differences between stages.

Students can see pictures and descriptions of 14 different orders of insects.

Shimon Steinberg looks at the difference between pests and bugs, and makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce. [15:20]

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on social insects: honey bees, ants, and termites. A comprehension question set and vocabulary are provided.

Students learn what insects are, how they live, how they find food, how they defend themselves, and how they affect humans. Organized into several articles accompanied by high-quality photos and video, this online exhibit provides...

Museum site invites users to learn more about this tiny creature by providing them with information on what ants look like, where they are normally found and much more.