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Birth of a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students demonstrate an understanding of insects and science as a whole and construct the life cycle of a butterfly using pasta. They first fold a piece of paper into four equal parts. In the upper left corner will be stage one (egg)....
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Watercolor Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars identify and analyze the anatomy of an insect and create a watercolor butterfly. They identify the three body parts of a butterfly by pointing to them on the butterfly they have created and demonstrate the splatter paint...
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Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this animal facts worksheet, young scholars will read information about butterflies including what they eat and where they live. Then students can color a picture of a butterfly.
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Moth

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this animal facts worksheet, students will read information about moths including what they eat and where they live. Then students will color a picture of a moth.
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Learning About Animals' Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research different animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, fish) and create books, murals, dioramas, puppets, and sculptures to illustrate the necessity of various body parts for overall survival. In this animal...
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"Bug Hunt"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find bugs represented on a grid and then identify their name and physical characteristics that provide a picture of the bug using imagery.
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Bug Jokes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this biology worksheet, learners use the given code to discover the punch lines for each of the funny jokes as they relate to different bugs. Then they compare their answers to others in class.
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Discovering the Oasis

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students focus on the types of vegetation and animal life living around local water sources. This lesson can be adapted to any local water source, whether it be a lake, a river, stream or ocean. It has a particular focus on the bird...
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Chocolate Bar Bugs & Marshmallow Spiders

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create an insect model with food materials. After a brief discussion of insects, student use food materials provided by the instructor to create their own insect model. Models are shared with the class before they are eaten by...
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Science: Bugs and Body Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine the function of various insect parts they have observed. Using descriptive words, they explain the insects' characteristics and draw pictures of them. The lesson concludes with students writing short sentences...
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Cockroaches

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen to a lecture on cockroaches. They work in pairs to design a cockroach trap and attempt to trap a specimen. They complete various other cockroach-related activities.
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Learning About Bugs- What Bugs Do

For Students 2nd
In this bugs instructional activity, 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,...
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Flora and Fauna as Figures of Speech

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view artwork in manuscript pages depicting insects, animals, plants, flowers, and ornate writing, such as those found in the Mira calligraphiae monumenta in the Getty Museum.
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Forests

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected.
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Have You Ever Wondered?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars use their personal knowledge and the Internet to discover where and how spiders live. In groups, they discuss their experiences with spiders and how their lives differ from other insects. They use new vocabulary to discuss...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare the differences in insects and spiders and design a worksheet that teaches the differences. Students record on chart organizing the information about the pet, its food, habitat, exercise, and other ways to care for...
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Number Tracing And Counting

For Students Pre-K - K
In this math activity, students learn to count sets from 1 to 10 by tracing the number shown and counting out that amount of pictures. Students color the insects to correspond with the number shown.
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Earthworms Page 1 and 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students locate 17 words related to earthworms. Words include decayed, present, similar, waste, enemies, and insects.
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Picture Scramble

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, learners examine 3 pictures of an insect, frog and tree. Next to each picture, there is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students put the pictures in order by numbering them...
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Butterflies

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this insects worksheet, students look over 6 different pictures of butterflies, name each butterfly and then find out what else they can find out about each one.
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Animal Types

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this animal vocabulary worksheet, students categorize the list of animals according to their type: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects.
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Words that Begin with the Letter i Printing Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this printing practice worksheet, students follow dotted lines to trace 3 words that beginning with the letter i. They print the words: insect, iguana, and igloo on the page that includes a picture of an igloo.
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Words that Begin with I

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this tracing words worksheet, students trace the words that begin with the letter I. Students trace the words iguana, insect, inside, and igloo.
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Animals at Night

For Students K - 2nd
For this nocturnal animals worksheet, students study a fact page with lists of mammals, insects, birds and amphibians that they may see on the school grounds at night. There are no questions to answer.

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