Curated OER
Is it an Insect?
Students identify insects based on their characteristics. In this insect characteristics lesson, students study the 3 images of the millipede, housefly, and woodhouse insect. Students complete the insect characteristic chart.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Center for Insect Science Educ.: Grooming Is a Good Thing
Kindergarten students will be thrilled with this mini lesson unit that has them collecting flies in a fly trap, and observing them to learn about the functions of different parts of their bodies and how they groom themselves. They will...
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Flies
This site gives an in-depth description of a fly, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
PBS
Pbs Nature Critter Guide: Fly
What do you know about the common housefly? The fly has keen eyesight and can lay up to one hundred eggs at a time. Students will enjoy learning more facts and information when they explore this resource.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: House Fly
The house fly is found all over the world and is well known for its ability to carry communicable diseases such as dysentery and typhus. Some facts about them can be read here.
Curated OER
Mc Gill University: Auditory Mechanics Laboratory: Photos: Housefly
Close-up photograph of a housefly.