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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of insects.
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Read Works

Read Works: Bug Power

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on social insects: honey bees, ants, and termites. A comprehension question set and vocabulary are provided.
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Website
Other

Penn State University: Bee Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Penn State University and the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Consortium offer an excellent site on everything you need to know about bee behavior.
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Other

University of New Hampshire: Ant Wars!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A description of an experiment on ants which gives preliminary information on how the ants in a colony interact with each other.
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Handout
Rice University

Rice University: Eusocial Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Rice University, gives a description of the social aspects of the wasp colonies - division of labour.
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Other

Wayne Stewart/social Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of insects that show awareness of others of their own species although their behavior is highly regimented and instinctive.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific Breakthroughs in Germany: Flight of the Dragonfly

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Emulate the work of a naturalist by making observations of wildlife in local parks. Record field notes, including drawings, photographs, and observations of behavior, on a particular animal or habitat.