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Curated OER

Butterfly

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

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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mazes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this mazes worksheet, students explore the best strategy for assisting a hummingbird in finding food through a maze of fun.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Beautiful Butterfly: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a short selection about the butterfly, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Crossword Puzzle Fun with Phoebe the Phoenix

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students use a set of 12 clues to complete an environment related crossword puzzle. Words are common and generic enough for students to complete puzzle.
Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Nectar in a Sieve" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Kamala Markandaya's "Nectar in a Sieve" with the help of a vocabulary lists, pre-reading questions and activities, brainstorming ideas, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts. After reading the novel, draw...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Nectar in a Sieve

For Students 9th - 10th
This story focuses on a woman living in India during the period after India gained colonial independence from Britain. Read about this woman and others in novel, their struggles and aspirations. This site contains a thorough analysis of...
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Bee

For Students K - 1st
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...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Sweet It Is: Hummingbird Food Preferences

For Students 6th - 8th
Do you like to watch hummingbirds? Have you ever wondered why there is specialty hummingbird food? What is it about the food that makes it so appealing? In this zoology science fair project, you will observe these remarkable creatures...
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Other

Tom Moore, Mulrennan Research Center/ Mosquito

For Students 9th - 10th
The first section describes the general characteristics of the mosquito
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mexican Long Nosed Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
The Mexican long-nosed bat feeds mainly on the nectar and pollen of agaves, and is found in Texas in June and July when the plants are in bloom there. Then it migrates southward into Mexico, where it lives in pine-oak forests and...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mexican Long Tongued Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
Mexican long-tongued bats feed on fruits, pollen, nectar, and probably insects. The populations that summer in the United States migrate to Mexico and northern Central America in winter, following the blooming cycle of plants such as...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Anatomy of a Hive

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent PBS site that talks about the make up of the beehive and it's inhabitants. Topics such as communication, food, temperature, defense are also visited.
Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Explore the World of Honeybees

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about bees through this educational resource. This resource features math and science activities, experiments, fun facts, and more.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about honey and how it is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers Center for Vector Biology: Mosquito Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This page covers the life cycle, habitats and other details about mosquitos.
Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: How Do Bees Make Honey?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Investigate how honey bees create the magical sweetener. Why are these bees so important to the environment?
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out why bees make honey with this quick fact sheet on bees.

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