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Macroinvertebrate Mix and Match

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to macroinvertebrates (primarily insects), the major segments of aquatic insects (the head, thorax and abdomen) and also differentiate between larval, nymph and adult stages. They investigate the head, thorax and...
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Life Cycle of Animals: Butterfly, Cockroach, Mosquito

For Students 4th - 5th
In these life cycle worksheets, students write true or false for the statements about the life cycles of butterflies, cockroaches, and mosquitoes. Kids name 3 examples of animals with life cycles similar to butterflies and cockroaches....
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Science - Life Cycle of the Butterfly

For Students 4th - 6th
In this butterfly worksheet, students learn about the 4 stages that a butterfly goes through during metamorphosis. They then use what they learned to answer the 9 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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The Ecology of Lyme Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Areas that previously included no risk of Lyme disease now have cases every year. Scholars learn about the spread of Lyme disease and the relationship with ecological succession. Then, they discuss possible solutions using the known food...
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Macroinvertebrate Sampling

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars identify macroinvertebrate species to investigate ecological systems and the relationship between humans and the environment.
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Learning in Cockroaches

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students make scientific observations. For this stimulus response lesson, students make observations and collect data to determine if cockroaches can learn. A secondary purpose of this lesson is to provide students with the opportunity...
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Arthropods

For Students 9th - 12th
In this arthropods worksheet, students review the characteristics of arthropods by choosing from 15 terms to fill in the blank of 10 statements.
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Pond Life

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars recognize the habitats of animals that live near or in a pond.  In this pond lesson, students examine pond water and look for pond organisms. Young scholars observe organisms with a loupe and complete a worksheet.
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"The Aquatic Fish Foods"

For Students 5th - 12th
In this insects worksheet, students access a website to answer questions about the different types of insects that are food for fish. This worksheet has 10 short answer questions.
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Biomes: Freshwater & Seawater

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe organisms behavior and adaptations.  In this biomes lesson students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats. 
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Adopt-An-Insect Bingo

For Students 5th - 8th
In this biology worksheet, students select twenty-five terms relating to insects to complete their bingo card as listed on the sheet. Then they match each name or family with its correct description.