The California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse evaluates materials for use in California schools. Do a search for "insects" and use the results to check out available materials. Citations include title, price, publisher, format, copyright date, rating, and year of rating. This information is not limited to schools in California.

BRAINSTORMS (1-800-231-6000)

BUTTERFLY ALPHABET POSTER 18" x 24" poster; winner of Parent's Choice Award; $9.95; laminated, $19.95

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL (1-800-334-5551)

BISMOUNT PREPARATIONS. Specimens secured to plastic plates and mounted in acrylic containers. Arthropods (8 specimes) $138.00; Arachnids (5 specimens) $92.00; Insects (23 specimens) $195.00

ENTOMOUNT PREPARATIONS. Positioned and dry-mounted in glass display containers. Arachnids: Giant Scorpion $62.40; Tarantula $29.20. Also have Orthopterans, Lepidopterans, Homopterans, Coleopterans, Moths, and Butterflies (selections too numerous to list here)

BIORAMA PREPARATIONS. Insects (several sets; prices vary)

PLASTOMOUNTS. Specimens embedded in cleaer and durable polyester resin (arthropods, arachnids, insects; prices vary)

BUG HOUSE. Unbreakable container for observing small insects; $5.98 each

JEWELS OF THE RAIN FOREST BUTTERFLY COLLECTION. Kit of reproductions of actual butterflies; grades K-8; $19.95

ORGAN PIPE MUD DAUBER BIOLOGY. 21-minute videotape; grades 5-12; $29.95

ORGAN PIPE MUD DAUBER SLIDE SET. 20 full-color 35-mm slides with teacher's guide; $39.95/set

WOWBUGS BIOLOGY. 17-minute videotape; grades 5-12; $29.95

WOWBUGS REARING AND MAINTENANCE. 14-minute videotape; grades 5-12; $29.95

Note: These are just some examples of what this company offers. In addition, actual insects can be ordered, including Melittobia.

CLEARVUE/EAV (Educational Audio Visual) (1-800-CLEARVUE)

ANIMAL FAMILY SERIES. 16 live, 11-minute videotapes about arthropods; grades K-6; $35.00 each with teacher's guides

ARTHROPODS. Live 13-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $155.00

BIOLOGY: FORM AND FUNCTION--Insect Hormones. 1, 24-minute videotape from the Annenberg/CPB Collection; grades 7-12; $50.00

ECOSYSTEMS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 7-12; $75.00

ECOSYSTEMS. Live, 31-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $130.00

FOOD CHAINS: A BOND OF LIFE. Live 15-minute videotape; Barr Media Group; grades 7-12; $75.00

FOOD CHAINS & WEBS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-12; $100.00

FRONTIERS IN NATURE: Scientific American; 2 live videotapes, grades 4-12; $300.00; 2 videodiscs $340.00; "Frontiers in Nature" includes "Animal Behavior" (including Ants That Take Slaves), "Forces and Energy," "Survival in Nature," and "Human Improvements to Nature"; comes with comprehensive teachers' guides and reproducible activity sheets; version for old students costs $200.00 and comes with teacher information sheets with suggested activities

INSECTS. Live, 10-minute videotape; grades K-6; $60.00 with teacher's guide

INSECTS: REPRODUCTION AND METAMORPHOSIS. CD-ROM (MAC/PC); teacher's guide; grades 7-12; $50.00

INVERTEBRATES CD-ROM: INSECTS. CD-ROM (WIN/MAC); teacher's guide; grades 7-12; $50.00

KINGDOM OF ANIMALS. 20-minute videotape; teacher's guide; grades 4-8; $90.00

SECRETS OF SCIENCE: LIFE SCIENCE COLLECTION--Brain Power. Live 47-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $50.00; includes how insects use their eyes

SECRETS OF SCIENCE: LIFE SCIENCE COLLECTION--The Life Around Us. Live 47-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $50.00; learn about the variety of insects that inhabit the world

UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE: SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM SOLVING. 17-minute videotape; grades 4-9; teacher's guide; $40.00

WORLD OF INSECTS SERIES. Barr Media Group; 3 16-minute videotapes; grades 4-12; teacher's guides; $75.00 each or $200.00/set; winner National Educational Film and Video Festival; included are these titles: Insects: "Body Structure and Function," "Insects: Cycles of Life," and "Insects: Defense against Enemies"

COREL CORPORATION (1-614-728-8200)

COREL PHOTOSHOP. CD-ROM; has insect images

COREL DRAW 4.0 CLIP ART. CD-ROM; has insect images

THE CURIOSITY SHOPPE (1-888-264-9211)

ANT FACTORY. Ants tunnel through specially prepared sand between two curved sheets of impact-resistant clear plastic. Includes 24-page guide with ant care and colony observation hints, and certificate to receive ants by mail. Approximately 9" high. Grades kindergarten and up; $19.95; Giant Ant Farm, $24.95.

BUG BUCKET. 4-inch bucket for collecting insects; $5.95

BUG NET. 6 3/4-inch net with 10-inch plastic handle; $6.95

BUTTERFLY GARDEN. Includes container, feeding kit, care instructions, interesting facts; $21.95. School kit with 33 larvae $45.95. School Kit Larval Replacement, $39.95

GUIRO TONE BLOCK. $4.00

INSECTS. Grades 5-8 and up; reproducible, interdisciplinary activities which focus on scientific method and fact-gathering; $8.95

INSECTS, INSECTS! Grades 3 and up; eight 11-inch by 17-inch posters with transparancies and worksheets; $16.95

LIGHT-UP CRITTER CITY. Ages 6 and up; critter-sized sky-scraper, mountain, lake, and bug-burbs (complete with working street lamp), under 3 acrylic domes; comes with collection net, scoop, safety tweezers, and sliding ID fact sheet with easy-to-read directions; 14 inches x 6 inches x 7 inches; USA only; $22.95

SMITHSONIAN INSECT LOTTO. Ages 3 and up; 5 boards with 45 subject cards; $12.75

SMITHSONIAN INSECT RUMMY. Ages 6 and up; 40 different cards with full color images of insects and spiders found around the world; $5.95

SMITHSONIAN INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS. 2:1 scale model of 9 arthropods; $87.55

DaMERT COMPANY (1-800-231-3722)

(Note: Check the catalog for the distributor in your area)

JUMBO BUSY BEETLES: 128 tesselating pieces; connect in rows, circles, etc.

KILLER BEE JUMBLE: Seven pieces which interlock to form a square

MOBILE KITS: Insect; Rainforest

STAR TRIAZZLE PUZZLES: Include "Fireflies" and "Ladybugs"

TESSERA: THE PERPETUAL PUZZLE 60 interlocking beetles that form endless designs

3-D SLIDE PUZZLES Includes "Tarantula" and "Beetle"

TRIAZZLE PUZZLES: Include "Insects" and "Butterflies"

TRAVEL TRIAZZLE: Rainforest; Butterflies

EDUCATIONAL VIDEO NETWORK (1-800-762-0060)

INSECTS. 58-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $39.95

MAJOR WORLD ECOSYSTEMS. 75-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $129.95

RAIN FOREST: TREASURE HOUSE OF BIODIVERSITY. 26-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $39.95

STORY OF INSECTS: BITTEN BY THE BUG. 24-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $59.95

UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY. 25-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $59.95

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA ELECTRONIC MEDIA (1-800-554-9862)

THE FRESHWATER POND. 2nd edition. 17-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

THE HOUSEFLY. 3rd edition. 16-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

THE MOSQUITO: A BITE FOR SURVIVAL. 29-minute, award-winning videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

INSECTS: THE LOVELY AND THE LETHAL. 23-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

THE LIFE OF THE HONEYBEE. 2nd edition. 24-minute, award-winning videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

SUCCESS STORY: HOW INSECTS SURVIVE. 28-minute, award-winning videotape; grades 4-adult; $79.00

INSECTS. 11-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

INSECT POLLINATION. 17-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $79.00

THE HONEYBEE. 18-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $79.00

INSECT MOUTHPARTS. 12-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

THE GYPSY MOTH: A DILEMMA. 14-minute, award-winning videotape; grades 10-adult; $79.00

SPIDERS. 2nd edition. 11-minute videotape; grades 4-12; $79.00

THE JOINT-LEGGED ANIMALS: ARTHROPODS. 19-minute videotape; grades 10-12; $79.00

LIBRARY VIDEO COMPANY (1-800-843-3620)

ANIMALS IN NATURE: SPIDERS. Live 30-minute videotape; ages 6-12; $9.95

ATTRACTING BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR BACKYARD. 60-minute videotape; $29.95

AUDUBON SOCIETY'S BUTTERFLIES FOR BEGINNERS. 60-minute videotapes; includes 33 of the most common butterflies; $19.95

AUDUBON SOCIETY'S BUTTERFLY GARDENING. 60-minute videotapes; $24.95

BUG CITY. 10-volume set of 23-minute videotapes about "insects and other small critters;" grades 1-6; $29.95 each; $299.50/set

BUTTERFLY AND MOTH. Eyewitness Living Earth Series; 35-minute videotape; $12.95

BUTTERFLY VIDEO SERIES: BEGINNER'S VIDEO GUIDE TO EASTERN BUTTERFLIES. 42-minute videotape; $19.95

BUTTERFLY VIDEO SERIES: BEGINNER'S VIDEO GUIDE TO WESTERN BUTTERFLIES. 45-minute videotape; $19.95

BUTTERFLY VIDEO SERIES: COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO EASTERN BUTTERFLIES. 72-minute videotape; $29.95

ESCHER INTERACTIVE. CD-ROM (WIN); interactive art gallery including tessellation workshop; $36.95

EYEWITNESS PHOTO GALLERY. CD-ROM (WIN/MAC); includes four discs: "Cats," "Birds," "Wild Animals," and "Children"; $29.95

EYEWITNESS NATURAL WORLD SERIES: INSECT. 35-minute videotape; $12.95

NOVA: LITTLE CREATURES WHO RUN THE WORLD (ants). 60-minute videotape; $19.95

PREDATORS OF THE WILD SERIES: GIANT TARANTULA. 60-minute videotape; $19.95

SMITHSONIAN FIRE, ICE, AND SEA SERIES: INSECTS. 45-minute videotape; $14.95

WILDLIFE TALES SERIES ANTS AND PLANTS. 25-minute videotape; 9.95

WILDLIFE TALES SERIES: SPIDERS--WEB OF STEEL. 25-minute videotape; $9.95

MEDIA BASICS VIDEO (1-800-542-2505)

INSECTS. 12-minute videotape; grades 1-8; $99.95

INSECTS IN A GARDEN. 10-minute videotape; includes metamorphosis; grades 1-8; $69.95

INVERTEBRATES. 30-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $99.95

LADYBUG, LADYBUG. 10-minute videotape; grades 1-8; $49.95

NATURE: EYEWITNESS ON THE NATURAL WORLD--INSECT. 30-minute videotape; Dorling Kindersley; grades 1-8; $12.95

SPIDERS. 15-minute videotape; grades 7-12; $99.95

Note: This company can supply videotapes that are not specifically listed in their catalogs.

MINDWARE (1-800-999-0398)

BEES, MOTHS, & BUMBLEBEES. Foam puzzle pieces that tessellate; teacher's packs contain 102 pieces that come in a storage jar; lesson plans included; $17.95

INTRODUCTION TO TESSELLATIONS. Blackline masters and activity sheets; approximately 250 pages; ages 6-12; $24.95

TEACHING TESSELLATIONS. Blackline masters and activity sheets; approximately 250 pages; ages 6-12; $24.95

ESCHER LIZARDS SOFTPUZZLE. 15 foam pieces; ages 6-adult; $19.95

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (1-800-368-2728)

ANIMAL MIGRATION. 22-minute videotape; c1992; grades 4-6; $99.00

ANTS: HUNTERS AND GARDENERS. 10-minute, award-winning videotape; c1977; grade 7 to adult; $49.00

BACKYARD BUGS. 15-minute videotape; c1990; grades K-6; $79.00

BENEFITS OF INSECTS. 16-minute videotape; c1990; grades 4-6; $79.00

BITE OF THE BLACK WIDOW. 20-minute videotape; c1994; grades 6-10; $79.00

CREATURES OF THE MANGROVE. 59-minute videotape, $24.20; videodisc, $39.95; general

GREAT COVER-UP: ANIMAL CAMOUFLAGE. 17-minute videotape; c1988; grades 4-6; $69.00

INSECTS. 12-minute videotape; c1979; grades 2-6; $49.00

INVERTEBRATES. Filmstrip; c1987; grades 5-9; $72.00

LIFE CYCLE OF THE HONEYBEE. 12-minute, award-winning videotape; c1976; grade 7 to adult; $49.00

LIFE CYCLE OF THE SILK MOTH. 11-minute videotape; c1976; grade 7 to adult; $49.00

Maps of several types; Mural Maps (110" x 76")--World Political, $63.25; World Physical/Ocean Floor, $63.25

RAIN FOREST. 59-minute videotape, $24.20; videodisc, $39.95; general

RAIN FOREST. Interactive videodisc; c1991; grades 5-12; Level I Kit $225.00; Level III Kit $325.00

SCIENTIFIC METHOD. 20-minute videotape; c1993; grades 4-6; $79.00

SPIDERS: AGGRESSION AND MATING. 17-minute videotape; c1975; grade 7 to adult; $49.00

WEB OF LIFE. 18-minute videotape; c1995; grades 4-6; $79.00

WEBS OF INTRIGUE. 45-minute videotape; c1992; general audiences; $24.20

OXFORD SCIENTIFIC FILMS

DRAGONFLIES. Filmstrip; c1980

SCHLESSINGER MEDIA (a division of Library Video Company) (1-800-843-3620)

BUG CITY. 10 videotapes; 23 minutes each; grades 1-6; $29.95 each; $299.50/series

SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOOL SERVICE (1-800-421-4246)

EYEWITNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURE. CD-ROM; MAN/WIN; grades 4-12; $41.95

TROPICAL RAINFORESTS. 29" x 39" poster; $10.95

WALL OUTLINE MAPS; United States, $27.00; World, $27.00

SPOKEN ARTS (1-800-326-4090)

ATHENA AND ARACHNE. 15-minute videotape; grades 5-10; $29.95

DRAGONFLY'S TALE. 14 -minute videotape; grades K-4; $39.95

ECOSYSTEMS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN/APPLE); grades 4-8; $99.95

A FIELD TRIP TO THE RAINFOREST. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN/APPLE); TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING AWARD; grades 2-10; $99.99; bundled with THE RAINFOREST, for grades 4-8, $199.95

LEARN ABOUT INSECTS. CD-ROM, MAC/APPLE; Media and Methods Award; grades K-3; $99.95

SVE (Society for Visual Education) (1-800-829-1900)

ANIMAL FAMILY SERIES. Live, 11-minute videotapes; 16 in this series are about arthropods; grades K-6; $35.00 each

CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS. 2 live, 20-minute videotapes: "How Animals are Classified," and "The Classification of Simple Organisms and Invertebrates"; grades 4-9; $80.00 each

FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-12; $100.00

HOW WE CLASSIFY ANIMALS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-9; $50.00

HOW WE CLASSIFY ANIMALS. 15-minute videodisc, CAV/Level III; teacher's guide; grades 4-9; $259.95

INTRODUCTION TO INVERTEBRATES. Live, 31-minute videotape; grades 10-12; $60.00

INVERTEBRATES. 4 CD-ROMS (MAC/WIN); grades 4-12; $50.00 each

INSECTS: REPRODUCTION AND METAMORPHOSIS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 7-12; $50.00

JUNIOR ZOOLOGIST: INSECT. Live, 12-minute videotape; grades K-6; $60.00

THE RAINFOREST. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-12; $60.00

RAINFOREST EXPLORER. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-12; $70.00

SCIENTIFIC METHOD (Winner of the American Film and Video Festival). Live 23-minute videotape, teacher's guide; grades K-6; $100.00; videodisc with teacher's guide $125.00

WORLD OF INSECTS (Winner National Educational Film and Video Festival). 3 live 16-minute videotapes; teacher's guides; grades 4-9; $75.00 each or $200.00/set; includes these titles: "Insects: Body Structure and Function," "Insects: Cycles of Life," "Insects: Defense against Enemies"

ZURK'S RAINFOREST LAB. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-9; $40.00

TEACHER CREATED MATERIALS (1-800-662-4321)

INSECTS. 80-page thematic unit; grades 4-6; $9.95

TEACHER'S DISCOVERY (1-800-543-4180)

CLASSROOM WORLD MAP MURAL. 8'8" x 13"; $90.00 (Note: This catalog has several other maps and map activities available)

GIANT U. S. A. MAP. $15.00

GIANT WORLD MAP. $15.00

POLITICAL MAPS OF THE WORLD. 9 for $45.00 or $6.00 each

TOM SNYDER PRODUCTIONS (1-800-342-0236)

RAINFOREST RESEARCHERS. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 5-8; priced for 1, 5, or 10 computers

UNITED LEARNING (1-800-424-0362)

ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES: THE INVERTEBRATE STORY. 20-minute videotape with teacher's guide and 60 blackline masters; teacher's guide also sold separately; grades 5-8; $99.00

BASIC BIOLOGY SERIES: THE KINGDOM OF ANIMALS. Live 17-minute videotape with interactive video instructional quiz; teacher's guide with lesson plans; c1993; grades 6-8; $89.95

BIOLOGY ESSENTIALS SERIES: THE WEB OF LIFE--PRODUCER TO PREDATOR. 23-minute videotape ; teacher's guide with lesson plans and 2 blackline masters; c1996; grades 9-12; $95.00

CLASSIFICATION: BRINGING ORDER TO DIVERSITY. 29-minute videotape; teachers' guide with lesson plans, student activities, discussion questions, script, and 2 blackline masters; grades 9-12; $95.00

A DAY IN THE RAIN FOREST THROUGH THE EYES OF A BUTTERFLY. 20-minute videotape with teacher's guide, lesson plans, student activities, projects, discussion questions, and 6 blackline masters; c1996; grades 4-8; $89.95

FACES IN THE RAIN FOREST. 1 24-minute videotape; grades 4-adult; $79.95

JUNIOR ZOOLOGIST: INSECTS. 10-minute videotape with teachers' guide and 4 blackline masters; c1992; grades 1-4; $59.95

SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND MEASUREMENT. 2 videos; Lesson One: The Scientific Method (17 minutes); Lesson Two: Scientific Measurement (21 minutes); teacher's guide with lesson plans; student activities, projects, experiments, discussion questions, script, and 11 blackline masters; grades 5-8; $125.00

BUG CITY VIDEO SERIES Series created to teach young children about insects and other small "critters"; all aspects of bug life are touched upon. Series covers Ants, Flies & Mosquitoes, Aquatic Insects, House & Backyard Insects, Bees, Ladybugs and Fireflies, Beetles, Spiders & Scorpions, Butterflies & Moths, and Crickets, Grasshoppers & Friends. 23-minute videos; grades 1-6; $29.95 each

WORKMAN-SWIFT INTERNATIONAL (212-254-5900)

The Multimedia Bug Book--Reviewed at this web site

ZENGER MEDIA (1-800-421-4246)

CREATURES OF THE MANGROVE. National Geographic 60-minute videotape; $19.95

EYEWITNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURE. CD-ROM (MAC/WIN); grades 4-8; $42.95

RAIN FOREST. National Geographic 60-minute videotape; $14.95

TOTALLY TROPICAL RAIN FOREST. National Geographic videotape; grades K-6' $14.95