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PPT
Curated OER

Small Creatures in the Home

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
I suppose there are a lot of different creatures that dwell in our homes. You and your class can learn about the various insects, bugs, and spiders that call our houses home. The house fly, furniture beetle, silver fish, clothes moth,...
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Lesson Plan
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Center for Insect Science Educ.: Grooming Is a Good Thing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature Critter Guide: Fly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Handout
Other

Orkin: Flies

For Students 9th - 10th
What kind of fly is landing on my hamburger? On the apple siting on the counter? Learn some interesting facts about flies. Then chose a fly and learn about the behavior, diet and reproductive habits of that specific fly.
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Handout
University of Florida

University of Florida: Featured Creatures: The House Fly

For Students 9th - 10th
Anything and everything you've ever wanted and needed to know about the common house fly, otherwise known as Musca domestica.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: House Fly

For Students 9th - 10th
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.