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Dragonfly Sculptures
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...
Curated OER
Damsels and Dragons
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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Stories of Hope: Dragonfly and Mosquito
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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Dragonfly Dot To Dot
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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Dragonflies and Damselflies
In this dragonfly and damselfly worksheet, students describe the differences between the two then label the head, thorax, and abdomen of each.
Curated OER
Butterfly/Moth Poster
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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Illinois County Dragonfly Poster
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...
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Dragonflies and Damselflies
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.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Habitats: Wetlands
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;...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Threatened and Endangered
This site provides detailed descriptions and factual information on Wisconsin's Threatened and Endangered animals and plants.
Ed Koday
Ivy Hall: Dragonfly
Find pictures of dragonflies on this page. Click on the illustrated image and discover many facts about the insect.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Dragonfly (Anisoptera)
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.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Dragonflies O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about dragonflies.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Pond Life Animal Printouts
Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Bug Fun
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...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Flying High: Taking to the Air
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.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Dragonfly
A close up photo of a dragonfly showing its beautiful but fragile wings.