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Ck 12: Life Science: Insect Reproduction and Life Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Most insects can reproduce quickly within a short period of time, which means they evolve faster and can adjust to environmental changes. Most reproduce by sexual...
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Ck 12: Life Science: Insects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Insects, with over a million described species, are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. They may be found in nearly all environments on the planet. No matter...
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Ck 12: Life Science: Insect Food
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Insects have different types of appendages adapted for capturing and feeding on prey. They also have special senses that help them detect prey. Furthermore, insects...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.16 Insect Food
See how insects get food, and what they eat to survive.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Insects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many insects are considered to be pests by humans. However, insects are also very important for numerous reasons. Learn more about the importance of insects in this...
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Ck 12: Life Science: Control of Insects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ladybugs won't hurt you. But they are dangerous to some other insects! Ladybugs eat plant-harming bugs known as aphids. Since they have an appetite for aphids,...
Read Works
Read Works: Insects on the Move
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some insects that can do amazing things. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Arizona
Center for Insect Science Education Outreach: Getting to Know You: Meal Worms
Students become connected with nature by handling and caring for another living creature. Focuses on insect care and familiarization with a meal worm.
Other
Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Social Behavior of Animals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why is animal communication important? Without it, animals would not be able to live together in groups. Animals that live in groups with other members of their...
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Ck 12: Life Science: Crustaceans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Crustaceans are a large group of arthropods, consisting of almost 52,000 species. The majority of crustaceans are aquatic. A few groups have adapted to living on...
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Goldenrod Gall Investigation
In this life science field investigation students study goldenrod gall population.
Read Works
Read Works: Creepy Cave Crawlers
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about new insect species found within caves. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution: Scientists at the Smithsonian
This is a collection of video interviews with twenty Smithsonian scientists who work in a scientific areas as vastly different as measuring the moon and figuring out what kinds of birds collide with aircraft. An interesting way to...
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Read Works: Spooky Spiders
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about spiders and how helpful they can be. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Songs for Teaching
Decomposers
Musically Aligned sings a short song on decomposers. They touch on what organisms are included in that group and their roll in the circle of life.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: A Study of Spider Webs
Many people do not like spiders and consider them pests. However, spiders provide a service to humans. They eat many of the insects that bother people. In this 7th grade life science activity, students will study 4-6 spider webs and...
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Read Works: What's Bugging Everyone?
[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.