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Ck 12: Life Science: Insects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Insects, with over a million described species, are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. They may be found in nearly all environments on the planet. No matter...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Insect Food
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Insects have different types of appendages adapted for capturing and feeding on prey. They also have special senses that help them detect prey. Furthermore, insects...
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Ck 12: Life Science: Insect Reproduction and Life Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Most insects can reproduce quickly within a short period of time, which means they evolve faster and can adjust to environmental changes. Most reproduce by sexual...
Princeton University
Cotsen Children's Library: Creepy Crawlies: Insects in Picture Books
Learn about how insects are used in children's books in this image gallery with descriptions of multiple examples from popular children's literature.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Insects Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over insects. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review
University of Arizona
U of Arizona: Using Live Insects in Elem. Classrooms
A collection of twenty lessons with science and math activities that use live insects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Insects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many insects are considered to be pests by humans. However, insects are also very important for numerous reasons. Learn more about the importance of insects in this...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Control of Insects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ladybugs won't hurt you. But they are dangerous to some other insects! Ladybugs eat plant-harming bugs known as aphids. Since they have an appetite for aphids,...
abcteach
Abcteach: Insects
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.
Read Works
Read Works: Insects on the Move
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some insects that can do amazing things. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sketches of British Insects by William Houghton
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sketches of British Insects: A Handbook for Beginners in the Study of Entomology by William Houghton (1888), an illustrated introductory textbook on the subject of...
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California Science Center: Build a Bug! [Pdf]
Build an edible bug with this activity from the California Science Center. Make good choices based on what you learn about the body, wings, and legs.
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The Academy of Natural Sciences
This site describes the museum. It shows the viewer what is currently on exhibit, interesting facts, and many links to other exhibits.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.16 Insect Food
See how insects get food, and what they eat to survive.
University of Arizona
Center for Insect Science Education Outreach: Getting to Know You: Meal Worms
Students become connected with nature by handling and caring for another living creature. Focuses on insect care and familiarization with a meal worm.
Crayola
Crayola: Insect Addition Game
Learning how to add two or more numbers? This appealing, child-made board game integrates, math, science, and the visual arts using an Earth-friendly recycled box.
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Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
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California Science Center: Ladybug Glider [Pdf]
Color and cut out the body and wings and put together the ladybug and watch it glide! A little bit of information about ladybugs and insects is provided.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Center for Insect Science Educ.: Grooming Is a Good Thing
Kindergarten learners will be thrilled with this mini lesson unit that has them collecting flies in a fly trap, and observing them to learn about the functions of different parts of their bodies and how they groom themselves. They will...
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Entomology
Australian Museum has a massive collection of insects. Read about their "feature insect," along with a stalk-eyed signal fly, a wombat fly, and a phantom phasmid.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Invasive Plants
Learn about invasive plants and how they impact the ecosystem, including insects.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Sort the Bugs
A fast-paced game where you must eliminate the insects by sorting three types of bugs into jars, hitting flies with a fly swatter, picking ticks up with tweezers, or vacuuming up stink bugs.
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Yahoo! Japan: Multimedia Zukan Encyclopedia
Japanese content! Includes search and browse function to research animals, insects, plants, and birds by names and glossary. Video and audio available as well.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution: Scientists at the Smithsonian
This is a collection of video interviews with twenty Smithsonian scientists who work in a scientific areas as vastly different as measuring the moon and figuring out what kinds of birds collide with aircraft. An interesting way to...
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