Find out the characteristics that makes a bug an insect with a workbook designed to inform scholars about the crawly creatures that live around us. Scholars complete an ant-themed word search, answer questions using a solution key,...

Discover what a pest is and how to identify one with a lesson that looks closely at our outside world and taxonomy. Scholars investigate insects and plants to practice their identification skills, take a survey, and explore the...

Are spiders related to crabs? Study the order of arthropods with a reading selection about animal diversity. It provides details about each class within the order, as well as vivid pictures and explanatory charts. 

Become a pest detective! Individually or in small groups, scholars scout the land to discover which pests—plant and animal—inhabit it, determine whether the pests are endangering the environment, and summarize their findings.

Go on a weed hunt! Scholars gain insight into the characteristics of plants and examine the outdoor environment in order to identify five different types of weeds. Learners then show what they know with a one-page reflection.

Though they be but little, they are fierce! Young biologists read about eight different species of ants, and discover how the anatomy of their heads can explain the way they live and what they eat.

The world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....

Wanted! Pests are on the loose! Here, class members create a wanted poster highlighting one pest. Posters includes a picture, description, and signs of pest activity. 

If you're a pest, come and get a tasty meal here! Scholars work collaboratively to construct a mini restaurant out of a shoe box and create a menu that feeds a pest their favorite food. 

In this rain forest worksheet students enjoy looking at 8 photographs. Students read the detailed captions which accompany each photograph.

In this crows worksheet, students read 4 texts that give information about the habitat, reproduction, feeding and coloration of crows. There are no questions.

In this ducks worksheet, students read information paragraphs about the habitat, reproduction, feeding and adaptation of ducks. Students study the photograph of the bird. There are no questions to answer here.

In this hedgehog worksheet, students read information paragraphs about the habitat, reproduction, feeding and adaptation of hedgehogs. Students study the photograph of the mammal. There are no questions to answer here.

In this barn owl worksheet, students read four paragraphs of information about barn owls, and study a photograph. There are no questions here.

Learn all about mealworms: their diet, life cycle, habitat, and how to learn about them in the classroom.

Flowers are dependent on various means to transport their pollen. Transfer by animals, insects, birds, bats, and wind are five methods for pollination to occur that are described here.

Explains what the golden ratio is and its relationship to the Fibonacci sequence. Gives interesting examples of the golden ratio in plants, seashells, astronomy, weather, the human body, insects, DNA, and animals.

From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article deals with the cannibalistic behavior of Cane toads toward their children. The adult toads wiggle their toes and the children, thinking they are chasing an insect, approach the adult toad...

Bees fly from flower to flower, sipping nectar and collecting grains of pollen. Bees have a special tongue that sucks up the nectar and a crop in their throat for storing it until they get back to the hive, where it is turned into honey...

This San Diego Zoo resources is a webpage about Hummingbirds. The resource discusses their diet, habitat and other characteristics.

Glossary of terms commonly used to describe bugs, their habitat, and their life cycle.

Holy basil is a plant that kills germs, reduces inflammation, and deters insects. More facts about the plant are included in this resource.