Thematic Units - Insects

Insects

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Web Sites

3-D Insects
Welcome to the digital world of insects.

The Bug Club
For young entomologists

Bugscope
Participating classrooms will have the opportunity to control an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope to image insects at high magnification.

Butterfly Links Page
One of the best "Butterfly Link" resources on the internet.

The Butterfly WebSite
Here you can tour the photo gallery, learn how to plant a butterfly garden, take a field trip, find a pen-pal, chat with other butterfly-lovers and so much more!

Cultural Entomology
Information and links about bugs and more bugs.

Digital Dragonflies
Dragonfly catalog.

Get This Bug Off of Me!
Many insects look harmful, but really aren't. Find out which ones won't hurt you.

How to Make a Butterfly Garden
With a few simple tips, anyone can make their backyard garden a welcomed spot for butterflies. Butterflies add color and beauty to your garden.

Insect Lore Home
Discover the monstors that live in your home!

Insecta Home Page
A website devoted to insects - with photography and information.

Insects as Food
Recipes for insects.

Life Science Safari
This is a an interactive lesson in cell structure and the classification of living things intended for a middle school aged audience.

Very Cool Bugs
Bugbios, a data base of very cool bugs.

The Wonderful World of Insects
Insects are the most successful life form on the planet! Come learn all about them.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
A great site on the internet offering insect resources and more.

Yucky Bug World
Follow a roach around to see what it does all day or learn about its anatomy. Presented by the Yuckiest Site on the Internet.

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Lesson Plans

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Butterfly and Caterpillar Grades K-2
A thematic Unit.

The Teacher's Corner Resources Bugs Grades Elem. - Jr. High
Students will tear colored paper into shapes appropriate to imaginary insects. Shapes will be arranged and glued to a background sheet.

The Teacher's Corner Resources Spider Activities Grades PreK-1st
Some fun and creative activities that center around spiders.
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The Teacher's Corner Resources Stuffed Newspaper Butterfly Grades All
Many families & schools recycle newspapers, but you can go a step further and make a butterly with yours!
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Debbie's Unit Factory Grades All
Find great "Ant" resources.

The Insect Files Grades Elementary
Students find out all about the insect of their choice. They then show what they have learned in a multimedia presentation to the class about the insect & physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle.

Invertebrates Grades All
Take a closer look at spiders, butterflies, and other insects.

Let's Get Growing Grades All
Let's Get Growing! Company Catalog. Find kid's tools, School Garden Curriculum, and a variety of other resources.

Two Bad Ants Grades K-2
by Chris Van Allsburg - This unit consists of four Internet activities in which the students explore the following: Author Chris Van Allsburg's life, How Chris Van Allsburg gets the ideas for his stories and illustrations, Ways to create food inspired by insects.

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Books

3D Eyewitness: Insect
by Theresa Greenaway

A Bug's Life
by Justine Korman

ABC of Crawlers and Flyers
by Hope Ryden

About Bugs: Level 2
by Sheryl Scarborough

Amazing Bugs

Amazing Butterflies and Moths
by John Still

Amazing Insects
by Laurence Mound

Amazing World of Butterflies and Moths
by Louis Sabin

An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly
by Laurence Pringle

Annie the Ant: Bend-a-Bug Books
by Susan Hood