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Make a Difference!
We are very dependent upon other life forms around us to survive. Here, scholars explore relationships in the ecosystem with the help of Auntie Litter and the pollution patrol. They imagine a world without grass, making connections to...
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If I Was A Insect? Worksheet
In this insect activity, students answer questions as if they were a specific insect. They tell which insect they are, what other animals they see, what they eat, what their biggest threat is, and how long they will live.
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Comparing Insects and Humans Venn Diagram
In this science comparison worksheet, students compare insects and humans. They fill in the three sections of a Venn diagram with the similarities and differences.
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Label the Parts of an Insect
In this insect learning exercise, students label the parts of an insect on the lines drawn to each part. Students label 8 parts of an insect.
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Megabeasts
Create larger-than-life insects for the classroom. Bugs are usually pretty small, but during the Jurassic period they were huge. Kids use diagramming and scale conversion to enlarge a modern day insect so that it is as big as its ancient...
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Entomology
Beginning with some general trivia about insects, this presentation is geared toward agricultural concerns. It covers binomial nomenclature and then examines six insect orders. Insect anatomy and life cycles are featured. The final two...
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Conducting Research: Analyzing a Variety of Sources to Capture Information about My Insect
From picture to words. Scholars analyze a picture of an ant and then list two facts they observed and any questions that may arise. Expert groups from the previous instructional activity then look at a diagram about either an ant or...
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Taking Notes and Citing Quotes from Text: Gathering Information on our Rainforest Insects
In other words. Scholars practice using paraphrasing and quotes. They partner in pairs to write a paraphrase for an information text strip. Individuals then use their skills to paraphrase information from the text Fire Ants.
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Ants
Ants are a common example to use when conducting lessons on insects, and if your youngsters are squeamish, this is a way to introduce them without actually bringing them into the classroom! Viewers of this PowerPoint learn about the...
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Small Creatures in the Home
I suppose there are a lot of different creatures that dwell in our homes. You and your class can learn about the various insects, bugs, and spiders that call our houses home. The house fly, furniture beetle, silver fish,...
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My Report Pack for. . .
Here is a handy guide for putting together a research report on birds, or on a selection of other topics (see the added materials.). Individuals are guided to think of three questions about their topic, they narrow down subtopics, use a...
University of Minnesota
Manduca sexta: Caterpillar Dissection
Caterpillars have an amazing, yet tough job to perform in their short lives — eat much, avoid predators, and try not to let all those comments about being the unattractive stage of the life cycle get to them. How do they handle it all?...
Museum of Science
Nature Bingo
Hit the jackpot by playing nature bingo. Scholars go on a nature walk and record observations in their notebooks. They see how many types of trees and insects they observe and play a nature bingo game where they find different natural...
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Animals Galore
A well-designed lesson which covers the characteristics of the animals found in the six animal groups is here for your young biologists. In it, learners divide up into six groups; the amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, fish, and...
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Where do Butterflies Come From?
After tapping into their memories or experiences of baby animals, viewers delve into the insect life cycle of a butterfly and the amphibian life cycle of a frog. When exploring life cycles, show this presentation to your elementary life...
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Insect Crossword Puzzle
In this insect crossword puzzle activity, students complete a crossword, using clues about insect parts, habitats, physical appearance and so on.
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Graphing Aquatic Insects
Students identify aquatic insects. In this organism instructional activity, students locate aquatic insects near a local waterway and collect them. Students graph the amount of insects that they collected.
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Insects Around Us
Students fill out worksheets about insects and how they are helpful to our world. In this insects lesson plan, students learn about flower parts and insects that pollinate them.
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Create Your Own Insect
In insect worksheet, students read the facts about insects. Students then use the insects and create their own insect including all the body parts listed.
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What is an Insect?
Students examine insects and identify physical characteristics of insects. They perform observations of insects, then use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to answer questions about them.
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COMMON KINDS OF INSECTS
Young scholars will recognize and name three common insects.1. Share background information with students. 2. Provide young scholars with the "bug body" puzzle pages, and have them cut the puzzles out.1. Share background information with...
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Insects
Students read books, learn about the letter i, and eat raisins that represent ants all to learn about insects. For this insects lesson plan, students also observe an ant farm and play follow the leader.
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Am I an Insect?
In this insects worksheet, students read about the attributes and characteristics of insects. Students tell if each of 12 animals are insects or not. Research may be needed. This is an on-line interactive worksheet.
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Mimicry: Other Insects That Resemble Bees
Students design a conceptual experiment to test whether mimics actually benefit from the fact they resemble other organisms or objects. They define the term mimicry. They focus on insects that resemble bees and wasps.
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