| Activities: Sites
That Are Linked In Curriculum Activities |
| I
Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly |
Lyrics to song "I Know an Old Lady" |
| The Ants Go Marching |
Lyrics to the song |
| Insect-Related Songs |
Lyrics to songs from AIMS Magazine by Suzy Gazlay |
| Insect Proverbs |
Proverbs relating to insect species and collected by a University of Florida
entomology professor
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| Good Green Fun! Music and Rainforest Ecology for Children of All Ages |
Lyrics to songs about ecology, tropical rainforests, and temperate rainforests; also includes questions about "plants, animals, ecosystems, and indigenous people" |
| The Center for Insect
Science Education Outreach |
"Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for
Early Lessons in Life"; has lesson plans, information sheets, and
other materials and a Spanish language version
|
Ant Farms From 24 Hours 7 Days
and
Bright World Ant Farms |
Sources for ant farms online |
|
Giacoma Puccini |
Biography of the composer of Madame Butterfly |
| Jean
Sibelius |
Information on the composer and the influences on his work; this site takes a longtime to load |
|
Sierra History |
Information on the history of Angels Camp and the Jumping Frog Jubilee |
| Farm to Supermarket to Your Dinner Table |
A lesson in pollination |
| TheSecret
Lives
of Ants | Has 6 activities relating to the study of ants |
| Welcome to the World
of Escher |
Web site that contains detailed information about the
artist, examples of his work, and a reading room of materials; don't
miss the entries in the student Escher Tesselation Contest as well as the
"Hall of Fame" winners from the past |
| Welcome to Escher's World |
Research project at M.I.T. Media Laboratory exploring the impact of computers on the way students learn and understand mathematics |
| Alexsandra's Tessellations |
Examples of tessellations in art work |
| Totally
Tessellated |
Heavily animated site with an introduction to the
mathematics of tessellations, everyday examples of tessellations,
tessellations in the art work of M. C. Escher and , and a
history of the tessellations. One bonus of this site is its careful
attention to copyright issues.
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| Color Tessellation HyperStudio Tips |
Directions on how to create tessellations in color using HyperStudio software |
| M. C. Escher: Artist or Mathematician? |
Think Quest site which has information on Escher as well as examples of tessellations |
| The Insects of M.C. Escher by Dexter Sear |
Background information on M.C. Escher and his use of insects in art from Cultural Entomology Digest |
|
Best Estimate of the Number of Described Insect Species |
Information from the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden,
Netherlands, relating the estimated number of insect species in the various
insect orders
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| Bugfood II: Insects as food!?! |
Has information about using mealworms and other insects as
food
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| Dr. Frog's Recipe Book |
Frog approved bug recipes |
| Iowa State University's Tasty Insect Recipes |
Recipes using insects |
| Dragonfly Web Pages |
Miami University of Ohio site associated with Dragonfly Magazine; has lessons on
camouflage, animal communication, the web of life, and flight among others; lots of good graphics |
| Cultural Entomology |
Discusses the influences of insects on man's culture
including art, literature, and language |
| Insects Hotlist |
Franklin Institute's list includes some with Web-based activities |
| Index of IHS
|
Virginia Tech site which has information on how insects have
shaped human history (e.g., the Plague) |
| Minibeast
Merchandise Mall |
Young Entomologists Site; resource center has information
on books and activities to use with students; site also has products
for sale |
| "Get this bug off me!" |
University of Kentucky site that discusses insects and their relatives
that are not harmful and those that are dangerous
|
|
Amazon Katydids |
Information on Dr. David Nickle, Smithsonian scientist who studies the
Amazon katydids
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| HyperStudio |
Home page of the software that allows the user to make multimedia productions
|
| Amazing Writing Machine |
Home page of the software company that produces this creative
writing software package for kids |
| The Multimedia
Bug Book |
Review of a CD-ROM package published by Workman-Swift International
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