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Curated OER

Insect Picture 1

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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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Ladybug, Ladybug

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learn more about the world's most well-known beetle, the ladybug, when you explore this resource. This resource features hands-on math and science activities focused on these fascinating little insects.
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Other

California Science Center: Ladybug Glider [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Color and cut out the body and wings and put together the ladybug and watch it glide! A little bit of information about ladybugs and insects is provided.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Ladybugs

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover basic facts about the ladybug beetle.
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Ed Koday

Koday's Kids Amazing Insects: Giraffe Weevil

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn all about giraffe weevil with this interesting fact page and pictures.
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Curated OER

Blister Beetle

For Students 3rd - 8th
This colorful site not only provides images of some common insects, but includes information on the foods which they eat as well as the habitats where they can be found.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Ladybug

For Students 9th - 10th
This competent site delves provides factual information related to appearance, diet, habitat, predators, interesting behavior, impact on the ecosystem, and collecting live ladybug beetles.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Underwood's Mastiff Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
Underwood's mastiff bats have been seen roosting in hollow trees and under palm fronds, and have been captured in mist nets over pools of water in the desert, but little is known about their daytime roosting habits or about their winter...
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Ladybug

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, physiology, habitats, behaviors, and range of the ladybug.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Isabel Mc Cracken (1866 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
California native and entomologist Mary Isabel McCracken (1866-1955) was educated at Stanford University and taught there until her retirement in 1931. Her research encompassed work on a wide range of insects, including beetles,...