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Cycles of Life

For Teachers K
Students explore the metamorphosis of an insect as it changes from an egg to pupa to an adult. the process of change is observed, recorded, and transformed into a life cycle picture.
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Reading Is Fundamental

Summer Fun...

For Teachers K - 5th
Extend learning through summer with these activity ideas! Individuals can choose one or all nine of the activities, which range from a summer reading goal to an examination of local insects (with accompanying story prompt). See the...
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Reading Comprehension 1: Level 11

For Students 10th - 12th
Here’s a reading comprehension assessment that will capture the interest of your learners. Stink bugs and the danger they pose to farmers is the subject of the passage, while the eight questions ask readers to infer, predict, summarize...
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PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Building

For Parents 1st - 2nd Standards
Scholars become architects in an engaging unit on building structures. The Reading Adventure Pack features Roberto: The Insect Architect by Nina Laden and Construction Zone with photographs by Richard Sobol and text by Cheryl Willis...
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University of Kentucky

The Great Spider Debate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Poor, misunderstood spiders! They are feared, disrespected, and detested by many people, yet they do so many positive things. A great addition to any insect unit, learn about some of the more common spiders, while hopefully dispelling...
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Spider Safari

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Today we are talking about one of the stealthiest, sneakiest, and most intriguing insects of all times, the spider. Learners will examine the predatory nature of these super bugs as they conduct a spider safari survey. Each child will...
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Invertebrates

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify insect body parts and look for local insect life. They create an insect using recycled material and design a classroom mural with bug facts. They study Monarch butterflies and dragonflies.
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It's (Not) Just a Bug

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore, examine and reflect on challenges facing produce farmers. They study about invasive species and how they affect the agricultural industry by reading and discussing the article "Tiny but Hungry, Moth May Peril California...
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Identifying Organisms

For Students 9th
In this organisms activity, 9th graders look at each picture of insects and use the key at the bottom of the sheet to determine which order they belong to. Then they explain which insect is a true bug and which is a true beetle and...
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I've Got You Under My Skin

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine bark beetle galleries, discuss interdependence between insects, trees, and people, and research to determine causes of other tree damage.
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Buggy Patterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the definition of patterns, and sing the song, Going Buggy, identifying patterns in the song. They create original patterns using bug counters and insect stickers.
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Clearly Classified

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate plants and insects.  In this science classification lesson plan, young scholars create separate categories for insects and plants by characteristics.  Learners discover scientific names of insects.
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The Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a unit about ladybugs based on Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug. They complete comprehension questions, categorization activities, Venn diagrams, and choral readings of Susan M. Paprocki', Little Red Bug. As they...
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Ugly? Says Who?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore biology by writing animal poetry in class. In this animal characteristics lesson, students research the Internet for facts about an "ugly" animal such as a bug or small critter. Students complete worksheets about animal...
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Diversity of Arthropods

For Students 9th - 12th
In this arthropods worksheet, students will review the characteristics of the different types of arthropods including spiders, ticks, crustaceans, millipedes, and insects. Students will also understand the difference between complete and...
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Science: Bugs and Body Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine the function of various insect parts they have observed. Using descriptive words, they explain the insects' characteristics and draw pictures of them. The instructional activity concludes with students writing short...
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Science: Backyard Bugs Data Collection

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice data collection skills by observing common bugs found in their local environment. Once the data is collected they complete data sheets to compare, contrast, sort, and classify the insects. The lesson includes...
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Let's Talk About Spiders And Bugs!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the differences between spiders and insects. They observe four different specimens in the classroom.
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Adopt-An-Insect Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils create a school-wide insect collection investigate the insect world. For this project, each grade level "adopts" specific orders of insects, collect specimens, create classroom collections, and complete related activities.
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Icky Sticky Insects

For Teachers K
Students discuss that words are made up of many different sounds. They make the /i/ sound pretending to see a big bug. They read a tongue twister that has several words with the same phoneme and stretch out the /i/ sound at the beginning...
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Reading Comprehension: The Insect World

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a non-fiction passage titled, "The Insect World" and complete 5 short answer questions.
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Insects Preserved in Amber

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine and discuss amber and fossils in amber. They simulate the preservation of an insect in amber using glue, a dead insect, and food coloring, listen to a poem about amber, and view real amber under a magnifying glass or...
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Carnivorous Plants: A Bugs Nightmare!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research carnivorous plants and how they trap insects. They role play as botanists to write a research field guide about a newly discovered imaginary carnivorous plant.
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Mini Beast Safari Record Sheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this bugs and insects in their habitats worksheet, students hunt and locate worms, bugs, and other insects then record their findings to complete the chart.

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