Students create their own versions of The Eensy-Weensy Spider. In this creative writing lesson plan, students read The Eensy-Weensy Spider and imagine what else the spider could do. Students then draw a picture depicting the spider...

In this spring activity worksheet, students use the 79 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.

Students investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental lesson, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.

Students explore aquatic life. In this science lesson, students visit an aquatic ecosystem and collect animals found there. Students create a food chain for the aquatic ecosystem.

Students practice using measurements and bar graphs to solve a running problem in this active Math lesson for various age levels. The lesson meets state standards in Mathematics and requires the use of "math journals" for final...

Pupils take a walk around the school grounds to discover the diversity of life that exists there.

Students ask themselves questions while reading to comprehend the material and improve their memory. They should ask why, when, where and how questions when they are reading an article. Students explore the different strategies on what...

Students draw conclusions about the effectiveness of antlion's pits in catching prey. A brief review of the antlion and its hunting habits is conducted. After watching a video about the use of pits to catch prey, students complete a...

In this milkweed and monarch butterfly worksheet, students complete a 9 question true/false quiz. Students may retrieve score on line.

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.

Rows of cartoon-style animals are displayed for your mini mathematicians to count. At the end of each row, they write the number of animals counted. Numbers only range from 1 to 5, so this is most appropriate for absolute beginners. Cute!

In this Maine worksheet, learners complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the state of Maine. Included are facts about history and famous people.

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.

Students draw a picture of a bird in a rice field. In this social studies lesson, students then fold a piece of paper so that there are 4 spaces. Students then draw one thing in each square that birds get from the rice field.

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.

What is an instect? Kids learn about where and how bugs live. What is an arachnid?

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.

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

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.

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...

Activity encourages kids to locate insects and record data about observations they make about insects that live in their area, then research the animal to find out new facts about it.

Investigate the world of insects by engaging in these interactive activities. Links are provided for further exploration.

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...

Murry Gans details the reasons behind insect abundance across the globe. [4:44]