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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 lesson, students review the 3 body parts of an insect and use various foods to create a sample insect.  Students learn a song about insect body parts.
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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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Insect Anatomy

For Students 5th - 12th
In this insect activity, students label the parts of an insect on a diagram and then write down one fact about each of the body parts. This activity 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
Students draw a picture of their favorite insect and describe. Students make a paper art project ladybug and write a story about it. Students map areas where certain insects are more prevalent. Students count dots on ladybugs and record.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

BELT-ABOUTS LESSON 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explain why safety belts don't fit all children. They decribe the correct way to wear a safety belt. Students explain why incorrect belt fit can be dangerous. They are shown a diagram of the human body. Young scholars...
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Lesson Plan
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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
For this biology worksheet, students 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
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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

Termite Biology

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the physical characteristics, distribution and habitat of termites. The lesson 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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Website
Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Entomology Image Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive collection of photographs of insects.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Abdominal Pain

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides information on stomach pain.
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Handout
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Daddy Long Legs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the difference between harvestmen and spiders in the arachnid family. Read about the diet, characteristics, and status as an endangered species.
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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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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Belly Pain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Bellyaches are no fun! Find out what causes tummy trouble in this article for kids.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Cicada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief but concise description of this interesting insect. Grades 4-8.