Instructional Video7:48
TED Talks

TED: Mind-blowing, magnified portraits of insects | Levon Biss

12th - Higher Ed
Photographer Levon Biss was looking for a new, extraordinary subject when one afternoon he and his young son popped a ground beetle under a microscope and discovered the wondrous world of insects. Applying his knowledge of photography to...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

DIY STEM Craft: How to Make Vibrating Bug Robot

Pre-K - 8th
Check out our latest craft of an adorable 6-legged bug using simple materials. We've used a basic motor and paper clips to bring our mini critter to life, proving that robotics can be fun and accessible for everyone! No advanced...
Instructional Video4:38
NPR

Four Fancy Meals You Can Make With Bugs | Foraging | NPR

6th - 11th
Culinary alchemist Pascal Baudar demonstrates how to make four fancy dishes using wild ingredients found in nature, including insects. The first insect that Pascal Baudar ever tried eating was an ant he found in his kitchen. The verdict?...
Instructional Video3:38
Life Noggin

What Would Happen If All The Bugs Died?

3rd - 9th
Insects might seem annoying, but what happens if they all died off? Watch More: When Did Multicellular Life Begin? ►►►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ZHMeF9dgA Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://www.keeponthinking.co...
Instructional Video4:51
Curated Video

How stop motion animation began

9th - 11th
Insect adultery was the start of an animation revolution. Almanac Hollywouldn't is our miniseries on big changes to movies that came from outside Hollywood. Watch all of the episodes right here on YouTube. Episode 1:...
Instructional Video3:07
Curated Video

The search for a safer mosquito spray

6th - 11th
Safer, cheaper, better-smelling insect repellent is coming thanks to recent research from UC Riverside that lets researchers know what a bug’s nose knows. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Do Our Bodies Fight Off Dangerous Chemicals?...
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ABCMouse

Big Bug and Little Bug

Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Impart the value of kindness and reinforce rhyming CVC words with a short video about a bug who offers help to another bug in need.
Instructional Video2:17
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Earwig

7th - 12th
Sometimes a folk tale takes root and, even if it is not true, can determine the development of a word and its associated meanings. Take earwig, for example. An earwig has a false reputation for crawling into your brain, but the name...