TED Talks
TED: Mind-blowing, magnified portraits of insects | Levon Biss
Photographer Levon Biss was looking for a new, extraordinary subject when one afternoon he and his young son popped a ground beetle under a microscope and discovered the wondrous world of insects. Applying his knowledge of photography to...
Curated Video
DIY STEM Craft: How to Make Vibrating Bug Robot
New ReviewCheck out our latest craft of an adorable 6-legged bug using simple materials. We've used a basic motor and paper clips to bring our mini critter to life, proving that robotics can be fun and accessible for everyone! No advanced...
NPR
Four Fancy Meals You Can Make With Bugs | Foraging | NPR
Culinary alchemist Pascal Baudar demonstrates how to make four fancy dishes using wild ingredients found in nature, including insects. The first insect that Pascal Baudar ever tried eating was an ant he found in his kitchen. The verdict?...
Life Noggin
What Would Happen If All The Bugs Died?
Insects might seem annoying, but what happens if they all died off? Watch More: When Did Multicellular Life Begin? ►►►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ZHMeF9dgA Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://www.keeponthinking.co...
Curated Video
How stop motion animation began
Insect adultery was the start of an animation revolution. Almanac Hollywouldn't is our miniseries on big changes to movies that came from outside Hollywood. Watch all of the episodes right here on YouTube. Episode 1:...
Curated Video
The search for a safer mosquito spray
Safer, cheaper, better-smelling insect repellent is coming thanks to recent research from UC Riverside that lets researchers know what a bug’s nose knows. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Do Our Bodies Fight Off Dangerous Chemicals?...
ABCMouse
Big Bug and Little Bug
Impart the value of kindness and reinforce rhyming CVC words with a short video about a bug who offers help to another bug in need.
Curated OER
Mini Beast Safari Record Sheet
In this bugs and insects in their habitats learning exercise, learners hunt and locate worms, bugs, and other insects then record their findings to complete the chart.
Curated OER
Bugs Word Scramble Worksheet
In this early childhood bugs word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the name of each bug that goes with each picture on this worksheet.
Curated OER
Lady Bug Connect the Dots
In this Ladybug Girl instructional activity, students connect the dots, sequence plant growth, circle things to eat, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
Curated OER
Language Arts Book 1 Grade 4 Test
In this language arts book 1 grade 4 test worksheet, 4th graders read 5 passages, then answer 28 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format.
Curated OER
Learning About Bugs- What Bugs Do
In this bugs worksheet, 2nd graders examine 7 colorful, clip art bug pictures and read phrases about things bugs do. They match the pictures to their phrases. They see pictures of bugs such as a worm, a caterpillar, a bee, and an ant.
English Worksheets Land
A Tale of Two Gardens
Gardening is fun, no matter what you're growing. A reading comprehension activity encourages learners to compare and contrast two gardens that grow different items.
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension: The Insect World
In this comprehension learning exercise, students read a non-fiction passage titled, "The Insect World" and complete 5 short answer questions.
Kelly's Kindergarten
May Daily Activities
Five weeks of daily activities for the month of May! With a new activity for each day of the month, your youngsters will utilize a variety of skills and practice everything from sight words and spelling to counting by twos or coloring...
Curated OER
Hitchhikers in the Bathroom
Young scientists will go buggy over this resource. After reading a passage that describes the pseudoscorpion, individuals respond to questions about this clever arachnid and use a Venn diagram to compare the pseudoscorpion to a real...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Earwig
Sometimes a folk tale takes root and, even if it is not true, can determine the development of a word and its associated meanings. Take earwig, for example. An earwig has a false reputation for crawling into your brain, but the name...
Curated OER
Cloze Activity: Rainforests
In this rainforests cloze procedure worksheet, students review a brief selection that is missing 16 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.
Curated OER
My Alphabet Book
In this literacy worksheet, students create the cover for their alphabet book and subsequently trace the letters on each page with the guidance of the dotted lines.
Curated OER
Spring Challenge
In this spring activity activity, students use the 79 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
Curated OER
My Printing and Alphabet Book Second Version
In this alphabet printing practice book, 2nd graders trace dotted lines to print 6 examples of upper case letters and 6 examples of lower case letters on each page. They print the letters a through m.
Curated OER
Scrambled Words & Secret Word
In this scrambled words worksheet, students unscramble the letters to form words. Students use the first letter of each word to spell the secret word.
Forest Foundation
The Web of Life
Producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers. To begin a study of the forest ecosystem, learners examine the connections among the members of ecological communities.