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My Learning

My Learning: Minibeasts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
All you need for an in-depth study of invertebrates is here on this site. Includes worksheets, quiz, useful information, and a fun interactive section where you can build your own super bug!
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Handout
Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Notes Flies

For Students 9th - 10th
Flies are almost always known as pests, especially the types called gnats that bite! These information sheets provide descriptions of several types of flies as well as life cycles and ways to reduce these annoying bugs.
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Other

Cindy Mark: What's Bug'n You

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy learning more about bugs in this engaging resource. Allows users to draw a picture of a spider, create an insect information book, discover how insects move and be able to tell where insects live.
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Handout
Other

Amateur Entomologists' Society: Bug Identification

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource allows users to complete bug identification.
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Handout
National Pest Managment Association

Pest World for Kids: Pest Guide: Bed Bugs

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page fact page about the bed bug.
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Website
Other

National Integrated Pest Management Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows general info on IPM, but allows you to get specific by picking a pest or a commodity.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Hey! A Gnat Bit Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Gnats, or blackflies, are very small insects. Their reason for biting is to get blood. Use this site to find out more about gnats, and how to handle a bite from one.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Hey! A Chigger Bit Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Did you realize that chiggers are so small that they can actually be found on other bugs? They are a type of mite, which means they are an arachnid. What happens when you're bitten by a chigger?...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Who Lives Here?: Investigating and Sorting Schoolyard Insects

For Teachers K - 1st
For this investigation, young scholars make a pit trap and collect bugs. They then record what they captured and sort the bugs. The data is combined to create a class graph.
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EL Education

El Education: The Study of Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students learn about various insects and use original text and illustrations to create a book including information such as habitat, life cycle, diet, behavior, predators, and other interesting facts.
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Website
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Bug Wise

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the diverse world of invertebrates. Learn what they are, what they do, and how they contribute to our planet. This site offers "BugWise News", a forum, an invertebrate guide, and a wide range of great resources and activities.
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Read Works

Read Works: What's Bugging Everyone?

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about bedbugs and how difficult they are to exterminate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Interactive
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: What's Buggin' You?

For Students 2nd - 6th
Become a scientist for the day and use the science of observation to join forces with Professor Mill Ennium in the Discovery Lab. Help them to uncover the identity of the mystery bug.
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PBS

Nova: Bitten by the Bug

For Students 9th - 10th
Peter Tyson explains the reasons he finds amber fossils so interesting. Read his descriptions and catch his passion for these fossils.
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University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Bug Fun

For Students 2nd - 6th
This fun site is designed for teachers who want to have interactive fun in the classroom. "Several articles give resources and basic information about insects and their relatives while others outline activities with different insect...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dinosaur Train: River Run

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Don and Buddy are going rafting down the river looking for bugs for Don's collection. Whoever collects the most bugs wins!
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FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: Ants: Super Bugs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover how these small insects can really be super bugs. Site uncovers some interesting facts as well as dispels some myths about them. Visit this site and discover the real truth.
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Ed Koday

Web Archive: Stink Bugs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Several of the common species of stinkbugs found in the United States are the southern green stinkbug, the green stinkbug, and the brown stinkbug. The green stinkbug is similar to the southern green stinkbug shown in the photo. At times...
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Other

Bugbios: Class Insecta

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See pictures of many different butterfly wing patterns and read about the individual butterflies.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Ladybug or Lady Beetle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from Enchanted Learning provides detailed information on lady bugs and how they can help your garden grow. Includes printouts for labeling and coloring.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: Alien Empire

For Students 3rd - 8th
Outstanding site that compliments an insect series on PBS. Interactive presentations include bee anatomy and honeybee hives. Includes interactive puzzles, teacher's guides, and formats for making insect masks.
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Other

Bug Bios: Arthropods Values and Perceptions

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly article which discusses the effects that arthropods have had on human beings over the years, from being a food source to a carrier of many human diseases.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Science Fair Projects, Suggestions

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise page that offers a number of bug-related science fair project suggestions.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Macroinvertebrate Mix and Match

For Teachers K - 1st
Activity explores major segments of aquatic macroinvertebrates and differences between stages.

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