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Curated OER

If the Forests Could TAlk

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research insects using the internet sites provided. They research the role of insects as pollinators for plants, and the impact they have on our ecosystem. They participate in various activities/centers utilizing the facts...
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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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Cornell University

Wasps and Ladybugs

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Can a good bug ever become a bad bug? An elementary entomology resource explores what to do when too many ladybugs or too many bees are in your home and can become a problem.
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Curated OER

Butterflies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this science and reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 page detailed passage about butterflies. Students then answer 7 questions.
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Rainforest Alliance

Colombia Biodiversity

For Teachers K
How diverse is the rainforest? How much more diverse is a rain forest than a temperate forest? Explore these focus questions in a lesson that explores the plants, animals, and insects in forests. After listening to a reading about...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Zombie Ants

For Students 8th - 10th
One of the creepiest and coolest natural occurrences is a great forum for data analysis and discussion! Explore the phenomenon of zombie ants, or ants infected with the Cordyceps fungus, with a series of activities and experiments. Kids...
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Odell Education

Scientific Process and Experimental Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The scientific method keeps you from believing only what you want to believe — it expands your mind. The lesson introduces the eight steps in the scientific process and how to design an experiment to biology scholars. Live insects...
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The Science Spot

Flower Basics

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about plants and pollination with a instructional activity about the parts of a flower. After labeling the anatomy of a flower using a word bank, kids explain the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination, and...
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Curated OER

Insect or Spider?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast the difference between insects and spiders. After a brief class discussion, students complete an activity matching the body parts of an insect and the body parts of a spider. Worksheet with answer key is...
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Writing
Curated OER

Garden Pests and Problems: Insect Show and Tell

For Students 2nd - 6th
Which bugs are beneficial? Choose one of the bugs listed on the assignment sheet, and write a report about it! You can choose from lady beetles, robber flies, assassin bugs, etc. This is a thorough assignment sheet to distribute to your...
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Curated OER

Learning to Resist: Watercolor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Consider wax resist drawings as a way to bridge art and science. Learners view, discuss, and practice drawing insects or animals using waxy crayons. They pay attention to the creature's features as they create images with watercolor and...
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Section One: What is Biodiversity?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Four intriguing and scientific activities invite learners to explore the natural resources of their town. The activities cover concepts such as genetic traits, organizing species in a taxonomy, the differences between different species...
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Curated OER

Fable Writing - Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Sciences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Before writing their own fables, class members select an animal or insect to use in their story and research its character, habits, movements, etc. After reading a wide variety of fables and identifying the elements of a fable, writers...
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Curated OER

Insect Pitfall Traps

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners ask testable questions, use the inquiry cycle to investigate, gather data and interpret the results, study the diversity of insects and other smallorganisms which live around the school; they can make an inventory /collection of...
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Curated OER

Smile...you're on Insect Camera!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study insects. They go on an outdoor insect outing and look for insects in a variety of places--in the air, under rocks, on leaves, in water, etc. They record information about the insects they find, including habitat, weather...
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Curated OER

Insects

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe and identify insects in their local. They record their observations by drawing a picture of the insect and writing a description.
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Curated OER

Insects

For Students 4th - 5th
In this insects and bugs worksheet, students choose the multiple choice answer that answers 15 questions or facts about insects and bugs correctly.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Top 10 Summer Science Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Make this summer an exciting learning experience for your students with these engaging science activities!
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Curated OER

Insect Study: merit badge

For Students 5th - 12th
For this insects worksheet, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about insects. Students complete 11 questions total to get their merit badge.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Falling into Science!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use these autumn activities to introduce science process skills.
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Curated OER

Fifth Grade Life Science Review/Quiz

For Teachers 5th
In this life sciences review or quiz worksheet, 5th graders use recall of knowledge to answer multiple choice questions. Students answer 20 questions.
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Population Growth

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Along came a spider, who sat down beside her. She screamed, but RJ wouldn't smash it because spiders are a limiting factor for other insects in an ecosystem. In this video, other common limiting factors for populations are listed....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Create Your Own Insect

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In insect worksheet, students read the facts about insects. Students then use the insects and create their own insect including all the body parts listed.
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Curated OER

Insects

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this insects worksheet, students read a short passage on insects and then answer 4 short answer questions on the lines provided.

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