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PPT
Curated OER

Nature's Perfect Recycler

For Teachers 1st - 6th
What a great way to start a recycling lesson! Introduce your students to the dung beetle! They will get a kick out of "nature's perfect recycler," when they learn about the  scarab beetle's way of life: eating dung and rotting...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Dung Beetle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what ancient Egyptians thought about this peculiar insect. This resource has a detailed fact sheet to learn more about the history and physiology of the Dung Beetle.
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Dung Beetle Derby

For Students 3rd - 8th
A strategy game where students build walls and ramps in the rainforest, so they can help the dung beetles roll away the balls of dung.