Insects for Kids


	Insects for Kids BugBios from Insects.org - https://www.insects.orkin.com/ Insect Identification - http://www.insectidentification.org/ Creepy Crawlies - http://www.uksafari.com/creepycrawlies.htm Bug Guide - http://bugguide.net/node/view/52 Smithsonian - http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/buginfo/start.htm Welcome to the Wonderful World of Insects http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html Insects from KidInfo http://www.kidinfo.com/Science/insects.html Insects at Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/insects.shtml Insect Sounds - http://www.naturesongs.com/insects.html Ants - Ant Facts http://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/ants/ http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/ant/ https://www.brighthubeducation.com/science-homework-help/129081-all-about-ants/ http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/13-animals/402-ants.html http://www.lifestudiesonline.com/aants.htm http://www.42explore.com/ants.htm Carpenter ants - http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/pdf/2063.pdf Asian Long-Horned beetle - https://nhbugs.org/asian-longhorned-beetle http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/ http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu/FactSheets/asian-longhorned-beetle.php Bees - from PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/hive.html https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/bees/ short article - http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/bees.htm Bees4kids - http://www.cyberbee.net/kids http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/bees/honey/index.html Bee Cam - https://explore.org/livecams/honey-bees/honey-bee-hive-cam https://thebeespace.net/bee-cam/ Beetles - https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/beetles/ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/beetle http://tolweb.org/Coleoptera http://bugguide.net/node/view/60 http://www.cirrusimage.com/beetles.htm https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/beetle https://www.insectidentification.org/beetles.asp Black Flies - https://extension.unh.edu/resource/black-flies-fact-sheet https://extension.umn.edu/biting-insects/black-flies http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/advice/mosquito-info/biting-insect-library/black-flies https://www.outdoors.org/articles/amc-outdoors/the-benefits-of-black-flies http://www.lawestvector.org/black_flies.htm Butterflies - Mrs. Mitchell's Butterfly Page http://www.kathimitchell.com/butterfly.html http://www.butterflies.org/ Butterfly Basics - http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/butterfly/basics.htm http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/butterfly/butter_collect.htm http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/ By state - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ Caterpillars - http://www.backyardnature.net/caterpil.htm http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Caterpillars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar http://insects.about.com/od/butterfliesmoths/ig/Stinging-Caterpillars/ http://www.gardenswithwings.com/identify-caterpillars.html https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/compass/2018/04/26/very-crafty-caterpillars/ Cicadas - http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/july/papr/du_cicada.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/cicada.htm https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/cicadas/ https://www.cicadamania.com/ https://www.livescience.com/57814-cicada-facts.html Crickets - https://kids.kiddle.co/Cricket_(insect) http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-crickets/ http://cricketcare.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect) http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/living-green/living-green-citizen/for-kids/creature-feature/cricket.html https://animals.mom.me/crickets-kids-8319.html Dragonflies - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/odonatoida.html https://www.ducksters.com/animals/dragonfly.php https://www.coolkidfacts.com/dragonfly-facts-for-kids/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Dragonfly http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Anisoptera/ Earwigs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwig https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/earwigs/ http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/earwigs_facts/1466/ https://list25.com/25-facts-about-earwigs/ Firefly - https://kids.kiddle.co/Firefly http://www.backyardnature.net/lightbug.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/beetles/Fireflyprintout.shtml http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/insect/firefly.htm Flea - https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/fleas/ http://www.interesting-facts.biz/interesting-facts-about-fleas http://umaine.edu/ipm/ipddl/publications/5020e/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Flea http://www.cyberbee.com/flea_sites.html Fly - https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/flies/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/fly/Houseflyprintout.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housefly https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-flies/ Grasshopper - https://www.ducksters.com/animals/grasshopper.php http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/grasshopper.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/orthoptera/Grasshopperprintout.shtml http://www.bugfacts.net/grasshopper.php http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Acrididae/ http://sciencewithkids.com/science/resources/facts-about-grasshoppers/ Gypsy Moth - https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/83118.html https://web.extension.illinois.edu/gypsymoth/biology.cfm http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Lymantria_dispar/ http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/gypsy-moth http://pestdetector.forestry.oregonstate.edu/sites/pest/files/Gypsy%20Moth%20Workbook%201983_optimized.pdf Japanese Beetle - https://www.pestwiki.com/japanese-beetles/ https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/japanese-beetles https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/insects/beetles/japanese-beetle.aspx Ladybug - https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ladybug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae http://www.ladybuglady.com/ScienceFair.htm https://kidsgrowingstrong.org/ladybuglifecycle/ http://www.coolfactsforkids.com/ladybug-facts-for-kids-facts-about-ladybugs/ http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/ladybug/ http://everything-ladybug.com/ladybug-facts.html Mosquito - http://science.howstuffworks.com/mosquito.htm https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/mosquitoes/ https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/insects/mosquito/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/mosquito.html https://kids.kiddle.co/Mosquito Moths - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ http://bugguide.net/node/view/82 http://www.cirrusimage.com/moths.htm New Hampshire moths - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/checklists Moth Info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Cecropia http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/indepth.html Polyphemus http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Antheraea-polyphemus Praying Mantis - http://www.gardeninsects.com/prayingMantis.asp https://www.ducksters.com/animals/praying_mantis.php http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/dec/papr/mantis.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/p/praying-mantis/ http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-praying-mantises/ Roaches - also Cockroaches - https://www.orkin.com/cockroaches/types-of-cockroaches https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/cockroaches/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0812745.html https://extension.umn.edu/insects-infest-homes/cockroaches Silkworm - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori https://sciencing.com/life-cycle-silkworm-5377409.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/activities/printouts/silkworm.shtml https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/insects/butterfliesandmoths/silkworm Stink Bugs - https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/stink-bugs/ Termite - https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/termites/ https://www.orkin.com/termites https://www.thespruce.com/do-termites-sleep-other-facts-2656762 http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg26.html Tick - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_PDFs/Ticks_Biology_&_Mgt_in_NH_CoopExt_May09.pdf http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pccommonticks.htm http://www.pestproducts.com/ticks1.htm#Tick%20Identification http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/Faculty/Robert_B_Kimsey/Kimsey_Research/Tick_Biology/ Walking Stick - https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Walking-Sticks http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/orthoptera/Indianwalkingstick.shtml http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/stick-insect/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea https://www.insectidentification.org/walkingsticks-and-timemas.asp Wasp - https://www.ducksters.com/animals/yellow_jacket_wasp.php https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/wasps/ http://www.prespest.com/bees-wasp-hornets.htm http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/wasps/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp Water Strider - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerridae http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/classrm/wingleg/strider.htm http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_water_strider.htm http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/waterstrider/page.html Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/paint/subjects/insects/bugs/waterstrider/Wsprintout.shtml Yellow Jacket - diagram from Enchanted Learning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacket https://www.ducksters.com/animals/yellow_jacket_wasp.php https://www.coolkidfacts.com/wasp-facts-for-kids/ https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/yellow-jacket-wasp/ Lessons for Teachers: Insect Investigators - http://www.vickiblackwell.com/insect.html Welcome to the Wonderful World of Insects - http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/insectsandspiders.htm Insect Webquests - http://www.siue.edu/~dsawyer/WebQuest/Intro.htm http://www.hillcrest.nbend.k12.or.us/staff/JBuskerud/research/Insect_Webquest/Insect%20Webquest.html http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/gearhartt/502/webquest/start.html http://www.hillcrest.nbend.k12.or.us/staff/JBuskerud/research/Insect_Webquest/Insect%20Webquest.html Going Buggy https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest_orig/webquest_orig007.shtml Creepy, Crawly Bugs - http://wajihakhan.tripod.com/grade2/id12.html Creepy, Crawly Insect Collection - http://www.biologycorner.com/projects/insects/index.html Webquest for Small Crawling and Flying Animals from Michael A. Kostek School - Edmonton, Alberta http://web.archive.org/web/20041014083203/http://makostek.epsb.net/Insect.html Insects of the World - http://www.biologycorner.com/projects/insects/world.html Inventing Insects - https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/invent-an-insect https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/inventing-insects-creative-lesson-plan/ Bug Me! - https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson192.shtml Pestworld Lesson Plans - https://pestworldforkids.org/teacher-parent-resources/lesson-plans/ Insect Zoo - http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/printable_resources/insectzoo_teachersguide.pdf https://naturalhistory.si.edu/search?keywords=Insect+Zoo Ladybug Thematic Unit - http://prek-8.com/preschool/lessonPlans_insects.php Butterfly Webquests - http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons99/butterfly.html https://webquests.rcoe.appstate.edu/messner_s02/Spring6/butterfly1/index.htm http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=189442 http://alopezisaeducationalweb.homestead.com/butterflywebquest.html Monarchs Grade 1 - http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/monarchs/ Crickets in the Classroom - http://www.telusplanet.net/public/ecade/CricketsintheClassroom/cricketsintheclassroom.html Back to Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell and was last updated on October 7, 2019