Curriculum Resource Page--Let Arthropods Bring Science Into The Classroom

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Some Thoughts on Insect Collections


Activity 1: Butterflies--Lines of Symmetry


Butterfly Symmetry Worksheet (Portrait)


Activity 2: On the Wing


Activity 3: Create a Butterfly Garden


Activity 4: Insect Songs--Creative Writing Project


Activity 5: Cricket Jumping Contest


Activity 6: Insect Links to Literature


Activity 7: Hypothesis Meets Reality


Monarch Migration Map (Portrait)


Outline Map of North America (Landscape)


The Travels of Monarch X


Biography of Ross E. Hutchins

Butterfly Migration Worksheet, Part 1 (Portrait)


Butterfly Migration Worksheet, Part 2 (Portrait)


Activity 8: Surfin' the Butterfly Net


Activity 9: Habitat Hunt


Field Collection Record (Landscape)


Outline Map of North America (Landscape)


Activity 10: A-E-I-O-U: Adaptations, Ecosystems, and Insects Out of the Universe


Activity 11: Tessellations: Where Art, Math, and Insects Meet


Honeycomb Pattern Worksheet (Portrait)


Activity 12: Classroom Collection Connection


Field Collection Record (Landscape)


Map of the Fifty States (Portrait)


Zoo Display Label (Portrait)


Some Thoughts on Insect Collections


Activity 13: Games Galore


Activity 14: Insects in History


Activity 15: Insecta Mathematica


Activity 16: A-Mazing Insects


Activity 17: See You/See Me


Activity 18: Cricket Communications


Cricket Wing Diagrams (Portrait)


Activity 19: Cricket Behavior


Cricket Wing Diagrams (Portrait)


Activity 20: Insect Geography--Where in the World. . .?


Map of the Fifty States (Portrait)


Outline Map of the World (Landscape)


Activity 21: Feeding Behavior Experiment


Activity 22: Plant Defenses--Plant-Insect Interactions (Without the Insects)


Activity 23: As the Worm Turns


Bugs on the Menu


Activity 24: High Tech "Hunt and Peck"


Butterfly Watch Form (Landscape)


Activity 25: Stamp of Approval


Activity 26: Wanted Dead or Alive!

"Wanted Dead or Alive!" Sample Poster (portrait)

"Wanted Dead or Alive!" Poster (portrait)

Mini-Lessons to Pollinate the Mind


Find the Arthropods! (Landscape)


Arthropod Worksheet (Page 1) (Portrait)


Arthropod Worksheet (Page 2) (Portrait)


Crossword Puzzle (Portrait)


Additional Curriculum Resources

The One-Computer Classroom


Arthropod Care Directory


Bugs on the Menu


Biological Supply Houses


Insect Zookeeping


Daily Zoo Care Record (Portrait)


Field Collection Record (Landscape)


Zoo Display Label (Landscape)


Student Worksheets/Handouts

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Arthropod Crossword Puzzle (Portrait)


Arthropod Worksheet (Page 1) (Portrait)


Arthropod Worksheet (Page 2) (Portrait)


Butterfly Migration Worksheet, Part 1 (Portrait)


Butterfly Migration Worksheet, Part 2 (Portrait)


Butterfly Symmetry Worksheet (Portrait)


Butterfly Watch Form (Landscape)


Cricket Wing Diagrams (Portrait)


Daily Zoo Care Record (Portrait)


Field Collection Record (Landscape)


Find the Arthropods! (Landscape)


Honeycomb Pattern Worksheet (Portrait)


Map of the Fifty States (Portrait)


Monarch Migration Map (Portrait)


Outline Map of North America (Landscape)


Outline Map of the World (Landscape)


Taxonomy Worksheet (Page 1) (Landscape)


Taxonomy Worksheet (Page 2) (Landscape)


"Wanted Dead or Alive!" Sample Poster (Portrait)

"Wanted Dead or Alive!" Poster (Portrait)

Zoo Display Label (Landscape)


Teacher Resource Page


Module's Adherence to the National Standards for Science Education


National Standards for Science Education Home Page


Feedback


Student Resources Page


Basic Facts: Benefits of Insects


Basic Facts: Harm Done by Insects


Basic Facts: Insect Body Structure


Basic Facts: Insect Classification


Taxonomy Worksheet (Page 1) (Landscape)


Taxonomy Worksheet (Page 2) (Landscape)


Basic Facts: Insect Communication


Basic Facts: Insect Numbers


Basic Facts: Insect Orders


Basic Facts: Insect Senses


Araneae: Spiders


Coleoptera: Beetles


Diptera: Flies and Mosquitoes


Hemiptera: True Bugs


Homoptera: Cicadas, Leafhoppers, Aphids, Scale Insects, and Others


Hymenoptera: Ants, Bees, and Wasps


Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths


Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies


Orthoptera: Grasshoppers, Katydids, and crickets

Cricket Sounds


Rotate a Grasshopper 360 degrees 1.7 MB Quicktime VR File

Glossary


BibliographiesRain Forest Sounds


Art Books


Audio/Visual Materials


Children's Insect Books


Children's Spider Books


Periodical Articles


Smithsonian Book Store


Order Form (Portrait)


Smithsonian Materials


Teacher-Recommended Materials


Young Adult and Adult Books


Outside Links


Activities: Sites That Are Linked in Curriculum Activities


Araneae: Spiders


Coleoptera: Beetles


Diptera: Flies and Mosquitoes


General: Sites about More Than One Order


Hemiptera: True Bugs


Homoptera: Aphids, Cicadas, Leaf Hoppers


Hymenoptera: Social Insects--Ants, Bees, Wasps


Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths; Butterfly Gardening


National Education Sites


Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies


Orthoptera: Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids


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