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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dragonfly Sculptures

For Teachers K - 3rd
Art projects are great when they apply to other subjects. First study insects, their parts, and their habitats. Then have little ones create a dragonfly. They use clothes pins, raffia, pipe-cleaners, and paint to construct their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Damsels and Dragons

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students experiment with the perching behaviors of damsel and dragonflies. In this damsel and dragonfly lesson plan, students construct perches for the insects. They observe their perching behavior and their reaction to decoys of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stories of Hope: Dragonfly and Mosquito

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify and interpret the value of the dragonfly as a predator of the mosquito. They create their own folktales using the dragonfly or a creature of their choice to solve the malaria problem or another issue. Students also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dragonfly Dot To Dot

For Teachers 2nd
In this science worksheet, 2nd graders will connect the dots from one to forty-two to create a dragonfly. Students will respond to the question and write what the picture comes to be once it has been completed.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dragonflies and Damselflies

For Students 7th - 9th
In this dragonfly and damselfly worksheet, students describe the differences between the two then label the head, thorax, and abdomen of each.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Butterfly/Moth Poster

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students learn how to identify which species of dragonflies or butterflies are found in their County by learning to read the Odonata or Lepidoptera checklist to find the scientific names; they also search field guides and the Internet...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Illinois County Dragonfly Poster

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify the dragonflies found in their Illinois County by using the Odonata database list to find the scientific names, searching field guides and the Internet for (1) the common name (2) description (3) life habits and (4) a...
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Handout
Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Dragonflies and Damselflies

For Students 9th - 10th
Dragonflies and Damselflies are some of the most beneficial insects in the whole insect world. Read about the life cycle, history, and other anatomy of these insects.
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Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Habitats: Wetlands

For Students 3rd - 8th
Wetland ecosystems are extremely valuable to wildlife, supporting a greater number of animals than any other type of habitat. Wetlands also absorb flood waters; filter chemicals, sediments, and other impurities out of drinking water;...
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Threatened and Endangered

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides detailed descriptions and factual information on Wisconsin's Threatened and Endangered animals and plants.
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Handout
Ed Koday

Ivy Hall: Dragonfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find pictures of dragonflies on this page. Click on the illustrated image and discover many facts about the insect.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Dragonfly (Anisoptera)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Dragonfly, including their habitat, appearance, behaviour, diet, breeding, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dragonflies O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about dragonflies.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Pond Life Animal Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.
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Activity
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Bug Fun

For Students 2nd - 6th
This fun site is designed for teachers who want to have interactive fun in the classroom. "Several articles give resources and basic information about insects and their relatives while others outline activities with different insect...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Flying High: Taking to the Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the science of surface tension, the evolution of flight in insects and insects' anatomical adaptations. Construct insect models that illustrate the action of these adaptations and calculate the force per unit area of water surface.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nova Scotia Insects

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Nova Scotia Insects
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Dragonfly

For Students 9th - 10th
A close up photo of a dragonfly showing its beautiful but fragile wings.