Jiminy cricket! If you find yourself plagued by fear of dissection, these locust respiratory system dissection directions will walk you through everything you need to know. Teens inspect a living locust to begin with, then jump over to...

Do animals breathe faster when given more oxygen or more carbon dioxide? Young scientists observe the respiration rates of locusts under a variety of gas concentrations to answer that very question. They collect data, analyze the...

Read and discuss the article "Welcome to Cicadaville (Enter at Your Own Risk)" to gain a better understanding around the confusion regarding cicadas and locust swarms. In groups your young analysts research statements about animals to...

Students explore the migratory patterns of four different animals. Reasons for the migration and migratory distances are investigated in this lesson.

Students read "The Green Truck Garden Giveaway" and explore the hobby of gardening. After observing illustrations in the book, students predict possible events in the story. They discuss gardening and write a story about a community...

In this skeletons worksheet, students look at 7 animals and choose which of the following skeletons they have: an internal skeleton, an external skeleton or no skeleton at all. Students draw lines from each choice to each animal.

Sure to activate young minds, this resource asks learners to consider how media influences their personal points of view. Pupils examine how animals are portrayed in the media to understand why they feel the way they do about those...

Students study the concept of animal migration. They explore the migratory patterns of four different animals. Specifically, they search for on-line information about the natural history of animals and explore reasons why animals might...

Students research biographies of Americans who advanced science. They create an obituary for the person to share what information they have gathered. They discuss the importance of the obituary as the "final word" of a person to complete...

Learners become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Learners plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree growth. Learners...

A great review of these interesting insects, many of which are on a 13 or 17 year cycle of life. Great pictures and information.

This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly's northward trek. [3:02]

A list of common trees in Pennsylvania, as well as specific information on each tree.

Images and facts about cicadas are presented to researchers.

Every 13 or 17 years, billions of cicadas emerge from the ground to molt, mate and die. Rose Eveleth explains everything you need to know about these noisy insects, admitting that there's still some things we just don't understand. [2:45]

Grasshoppers are found all over the world. Some basic facts about these insects are found here along with some pictures.

Kids learn about the Grasshopper, high jumping insects that make music with their legs and wings.