Curated OER
Hunt the Fact Monster
In this Fact Finder instructional activity, students access the Internet to a specific site to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
Curated OER
Adopt-An-Insect Bingo
In this biology activity, students select twenty-five terms relating to insects to complete their bingo card as listed on the sheet. Then they match each name or family with its correct description.
Curated OER
Oddball Out- Finding the Item that Does Not Belong- Invertebrates
In this visual comparison worksheet, student look at 4 rows of invertebrates. They determine which one does not belong in the row. They check their work with the answers that are given at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
SAT Sentence Completion Practice Test 10
In this sentence completion practice test, learners choose the word that best completes each sentence. Students have 10 minutes to answer 12 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.
Curated OER
Meadow Study
Learners examine insects they collect in a sweep nets. They identify as many of the insects as they can.
Curated OER
Shadow Know-How
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten pond species by analyzing their outlines in shadow
pictures.
Curated OER
Oddball Out: Pond Creatures
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various pond creatures to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Notes Butterflies and Moths
This series of articles is about butterflies and moths that you may see around your house. There is a special focus on the caterpillars that will become the moths because they cause most of the damage to trees.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: The Butterfly and Moth Collection
The Field Museum features a collection containing over 200,000 butterflies and moths. The exhibit includes color photos and descriptions of many different species. Links to butterfly habitats and additional resources are also available.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle
Information on the stages of development of butterflies and moths accompanied by pictures for further enhancement.
Other
Butterflies: Faq's
How long do butterflies live? What do butterflies eat? What are the largest and smallest butterflies? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this informative butterfly site.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Is It a Moth or a Butterfly?
During this lesson, students will explore the differences and similarities between a moth's life and a butterfly's life. Students will be given the opportunity to improve upon their note-taking skills during a virtual museum tour....
Other
Cocoon: Articles and Butterfly Life Cycle
A collection of cocoon and butterfly articles as well as stories, cartoons, coloring, and animations.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Peppered Moth
This site explains how the peppered moth is used as a classic example of natural selection. The process that caused this case is described and images are posted that further prove why certain moths are moth prevalent in certain areas.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Entomology
Australian Museum has a massive collection of insects. Read about their "feature insect," along with a stalk-eyed signal fly, a wombat fly, and a phantom phasmid.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Journey North Cluster
An elementary resource to learn about butterflies and their migration with links to a wide variety of activities.
abcteach
Abcteach: Insects
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Insects
A thorough site that provides a description of the characteristics of insects and then focuses on the insects of southeastern Michigan. Pictures, classification groupings, and sound clips of insects are included.
Other
Insects.org: Insects on the Web
Explore the fascinating stories of insects and the roles they play in our lives. Check out the photos and descriptions, learn how they help humans, find some great educational resources, and much more.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Bug Fun
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...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Connect the Dots With Science
Connect-the-dots science pages providing useful and helpful information regarding pollinators, endangered species, and invasive species. [PDF] Links to other handy tools, including coloring pages, trivia, stories, games and fun projects.
Earth Life
Wonderful World of Insects: An Introduction to the 32 Orders of Insects
A very thorough look at the world of insects. This site examines the 32 orders of insects and gives a complete explanation of the characteristics of each order. Text is supplemented with pictures.