Insects for Teachers June 2017 Insects in the Classroom Easy to keep Easy to feed Show lifecycle Usually active Encourages wonder and inquiry Successful Classroom Projects NASA Butterfly Rearing Project ID: 932487
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Insect Resources for Teachers
Insects for Teachers
June
2017
Slide2Insects in the Classroom
Easy to keep
Easy to feed
Show lifecycle
Usually active
Encourages wonder and inquiry
Slide3Successful Classroom Projects
NASA Butterfly Rearing Project
http://
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition22/butterflies_images.html
Sheridan’s Green HairstreakBig Horn 3rd Gradershttp://www.nababis.org/News/ViewNews/154 Live displaysLadybugsMadagascar Hissing CockroachesMealworms Darkling Beetles
Slide4Online Resources
Carolina Biological Supply (
www.carolina.com
)
Live Insect Kits
Teacher Resources Tab: Activities, Instructions, etc.Bug Guide (www.bugguide.net)Great for IdentificationUW Entomology Extension (http://www.uwyo.edu/entomology/index.html)Tons of insect-related blogs with teacher resources:The Bug Chicks (
http://
thebugchicks.com
)
Bug
Girl’s Blog (
http://
membracid.wordpress.com
)
BugBlog
(
http://
abugblog.blogspot.com
)
Slide5Fact Sheets
Books