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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bug Snack

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create an insect out of food.  In this insect characteristics instructional activity, students review the 3 body parts of an insect and use various foods to create a sample insect.  Students learn a song about insect...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Bugging You?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate insects. In this parts of a whole, 2nd graders discuss what the three body parts of an insect are as well as the antenna. Students create their own insect labeling each body part and antenna.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buzzing Bee's Wardrobe

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the anatomy of honeybees. In this anatomy instructional activity, students research the physical characteristics of bees and discover what they do. Students create a model of a honeybee showing the correct anatomy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Insect Anatomy

For Students 5th - 12th
In this insect worksheet, students label the parts of an insect on a diagram and then write down one fact about each of the body parts. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank and 6 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inventing Insects

For Teachers K
Students explore the world of insects and discover what it might be like to live like one. They create an insect with physical characteristics and demonstrate how it moves. Students also compare and contrast insects to spiders and how...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Far Can a Butterfly Fly

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners draw a picture of their favorite insect and describe. Students make a paper art project ladybug and write a story about it. Learners map areas where certain insects are more prevalent. Students count dots on ladybugs and record.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

"The Aquatic Fish Foods"

For Students 5th - 12th
In this insects worksheet, students access a website to answer questions about the different types of insects that are food for fish. This worksheet has 10 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Pinning Insects

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to how to properly pin insects by reviewing insect morphology, insect orders and recognizing that the second and third thoracic segments contain large locomotor muscles that bind to the pin.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Insect Curation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how to curate insects that they collected in previous lessons. They are told that specimen curation is a way to preserve field collected specimens to catalogue what species exist in a certain area or to have reference...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

World of Insects

For Students 7th - 9th
In this biology worksheet, learners identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the world of insects in the puzzle. There are 51 words to locate in the word search.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Insects

For Teachers K
Students, through books, videos, and readings, explore characteristics of insects. In groups, they choose an insect to research. Students discover their insect's diet, how they move, and where they live. Afterwards, they use the facts...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environment: Mealworm Observations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe plant and animal growth and participate in class discussions about the subjects. They also record their observations in a log. Using observation and the scientific method, they describe the characteristics of mealworms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Termite Biology

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the physical characteristics, distribution and habitat of termites. The activity focuses on the termite as a social creature contrary to most other insects.
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Activity
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Mosquito

For Students 1st - 6th
An illustrated diagram of the Anopheles mosquito. Get detailed information on its life cycle, mosquito bites, and more.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Axial Muscles of the Abdominal Wall and Thorax

For Students 9th - 10th
It is a complex job to balance the body on two feet and walk upright. Learn here all about the axial muscles of the abdominal wall and thorax.
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Handout
University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Respiratory System

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the respiratory system? Check out this site to learn more about this fascinating body system. This resource features slides of the different parts of this system.
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Handout
Other

North Dakota State University: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has detailed information about the structure and function of an insect's body. This page is broken up into the different body sections of the head, thorax and abdomen.
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Graphic
Other

Imaios Sas: E Anatomy: Atlas of Human Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of pictures, videos, medical imaging, and illustrations of human anatomy. A membership is required to view some of the images, while other images can be viewed without one.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Thoracic Cage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here all about the thoracic cage, the part of the human anatomy that forms the thorax portion of the body.
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Activity
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Label the Lungs

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know the parts of the lung? Check out this lung diagram that can be printed out for students to label the various parts.
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Activity
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Kids Learn: Respiratory System Internet Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and explore this internet workshop that was designed to introduce you to a study on the respiratory system. Students and teachers will benefit from this resource.
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eBook
Other

Biology at Clermont College: The Respiratory System

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the respiratory system? This site gives a detailed description of this integral human body system. Don't miss out.