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      Science lesson plans and more for homeschool parents. Check it out

       Extension Entomology Fact Sheets & Resources. Looking for information   

           on fire ants or beetles? How about information on integrated pest    

           management? Resources for homeowners, educators and more can be 

           found at Fact sheets & Resources
         


      Check out the Florida 4-H Bug Club. 2009 Bug Collection Contest,   

           educational resources, and more.
           See http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/bug_club/


       "Fun Stuff" for students and teachers.Create a bug mask and more.
            Check out the educational resources brought to you by Terminix.
           (See the bottom of the site.)

        What is an entomologist?... Check out the following resources:
           http://entnem.ufl.edu/specialization/careers_intro.htm and
           http://www.thinkingfountain.org/e/entomologist/entomologis.html
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           Insect Videos and more... Check out the creepy crawly zoo at:
           http://www.creepycrawlyzoo.com          
  

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Academic

    

       Trying to find out where entomology majors are available? How about online     
          courses? http://www.entsoc.org/resources/education/undergraduate.htm

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Kansas State University, Department of Entomology

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     Special Topics in Entomology

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    Insects as food? Have fun while learning more about edible insects from Sunrise

         Land Shrimp at http://www.slshrimp.com
     

        Check out the following web site for educational videos on Insect Collecting
           Techniques, Gardening- "People Place Alley Garden," and Forensic Entomology.

           http://lubbock.tamu.edu/ipm/AgWeb/videos/index.html    


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    Fun Insect Facts

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   Entomology fact sheets from University of Kentucky Entomology including                
      information on the Madagascar hissing cockroach, starting an observation hive of
      honey bees, and rearing crickets. http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entomology.php


  • Educators

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Insect lesson plans and More... lesson plans to help teach about fleas, mosquitoes,      

   ticks, spiders, and more. Check out http://elementaryinsects.tamu.edu

Essentials to learning about insects...this site offers a guide to insect orders, how        

   to identify an insect, teaching materials, lesson plans, and more. Check out     http://insects.about.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Camps, Fairs, Museums

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Learn more about insects by visiting the North Carolina Museum of Life & Science
in Durham, North Carolina: http://www.ncmls.org/


Learn about collecting, pinning, biology, classification and insect diseases:
http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/4-H/camp.html

This Pennsylvania State fair consists of an insect zoo, insect olympics, insect deli,
insect art contests, etc.: http://www.scied.cas.psu.edu/insectfair.html

Families join University of Kentucky staff and students for an evening of walking
trails to see night-active insects and spiders:
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entdept/special/insectwalk/insectwalk.htm

Creepy Crawly Zoo, a traveling zoo and insect exhibit:
http://www.creepycrawlyzoo.com

Learn about the role of insects with the Smithsonian's Orkin Insect Zoo:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/museum/VirtualTour/Tour/second/InsectZoo

Young Entomologists' Society Minibeast Zooseum & Education Center:
http://members.aol.com/YESbugs/zooseum.html

Learn with the Smithsonian's traveling museum, Orkin Insect Safari:
http://www.insectsafari.com/home.asp

Butterly World Museum offers 80 butterfly species in a garden/rainforest setting:
http://www.butterflyworld.com

Pennsylvania State's Frost Entomological Museum houses more than 500,000
species of insects representing roughly 10,000 species:
http://www.ento.psu.edu/home/Frost

A fun and educational live animal zoology presentation:
http://www.kathyscritters.com/index.html

Public Butterfly Gardens and Zoos:
http://butterflywebsite.com/gardens/index.cfm

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Clubs and Youth Organizations

Learn about insect diversity, body parts, insects in our daily lives, collecting,
preserving, and habitats with Florida's 4-H Bug Club:
http://bugclub.ifas.ufl.edu

Young Entomologist Society:
http://members.aol.com/YESbugs/links.html

Amateur Entomologists' Society "Bug Club":
http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub

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Contests & Awards


Science Fair Contest. Enter the Contest on-line at
http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/science-fair-contest.html


North Carolina State University Beekeeping Presentation & Essay Contest:
http://www.rtpnet.org/ncsba/kidlinks.htm

Join Purdue's Bug Bowl for insect crafts, tasting, races, story telling, insect zoo,
gifts, etc.: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/bugbowl/bugbowl.index.html

Mississippi State 4-H Linnaean Games:
http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/4-H/LINNAEAN.html

Learn about insect evaluation, tree disease evaluation etc. with the National
4-H Forestry Judging site: http://forestryjudging.nres.uiuc.edu

Coleopterists Society Youth Incentive Award:
http://www.coleopsoc.org/coleyout.shtml

American Entomological Society Calvert Award:
http://www.acnatsci.org/hosted/aes/education.html

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Games


Truly Nolen of America offers children the opportunity to participate in bug-
themed games on-line such as Roach Run and Ladybug Lunchbug. Begin playing
now at: http://www.trulynolen.com/Truly_Kids/truly_kids.asp

Grow a maize crop and maximize your profit the aMaizing Plant Disease Game
funded by the British Society for Plant Pathology:
http://www.bspp.org.uk/maize/maize.htm

Penn State presents fun pesticide education with D.B. Pest Games, puzzles and
word searches: http://www.pested.psu.edu/youth.shtml

Learn about Integrated Pest Management for your home and have fun at the
same time http://www.ipminstitute.org/supersleuth.htm

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Educational & Fun Magazines and Books for Children


Ranger Rick Magazine- specially designed to appeal to today's active , inquisitive
kids: http://www.rangerrick.com

Zoobooks- guide to the world's most fascinating animals, birds, reptiles, and insects:
http://www.zoobooks.com

Blessed "Pests" of the Beloved West is an affectionate collection of poems and
essays of insects and their kin. Not designed to be cute, this book provides
informative, imaginative, sometimes humorous and sometimes disturbing stories
about insects. To learn more or to order this book:
http://www.nativewestpress.com

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       The Insect Wonderland is a children's book containing 57 pages, two            

      illustrated pages for each letter of the alphabet, depicting 26 different insects                
      with verses. Look inside Insect Wonderland to learn
more: Insect Wonderland

Programs and Projects

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Teaching about science through insects. Ideas from the winners of the Entomological
Society of America's President's Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Primary &
Secondary Education. Click here to learn what others are doing in the classroom.

More than 500 Science Fair project ideas with full instructions and explanations:
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com

Mississippi State University 4-H Forestry Project:
http://msucares.com/4h_Youth/4hforestry

North Carolina State University Planting a Butterfly Garden Project:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/4H/butterfly8.html

North Carolina State University Collecting and Displaying Project:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/4H/pollen.html

North Carolina State University 4-H Entomology:
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/4-H

University of Arizona Using Live Insects in the Classroom:
http://insected.arizona.edu/uli.htm

Virginia 4-H Forestry Health Project (MS Word Format):
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/environment/forhealth/forhealthguide.doc


University of Kentucky Entomology Leaders Guide:
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/leader/intro.htm

University of Maryland 4-H Entomology Program:
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ces/4H/pubs/ProjectGuide/Entomology.html

UC Berkeley City Bugs Program: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/citybugs

Outreach and Education from Illinois Natural History Survey:
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/outreach

Boy Scouts of America Insect Study Merit Badge:
http://www.geocities.com/austintroop256/insectstudy.html

University of Arizona Africanized Honey Bee Education Project:
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb

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Colleges & Departments of Entomology


Visit the Entomological Society of America's list of colleges and universities
with entomology programs. Many of these sites offer entomology resource links
and/or information pertaining to academic programs, Extension Service programs,
library resources, insect photographs, and much more. Click on: Education

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Supplies & Materials

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CRC Press, the leading publishers of essential information for the professional and
technical communities worldwide: http://www.crcpress.com

Cool Bug Stuff provides entomology supplies, books, and games along with
materials to help teach about entomology including insect facts and articles.:
http://www.coolbugstuff.com


Berkshire Biological provides a wide range of insects including beneficial insects:
http://www.berkshirebio.com

BioQuip Products offers educational tools for teaching entomology in grades K-12:
http://www.bioquip.com

Blue Spruce Biological Supply offers supplies for collecting insects and displaying
insect specimens: http://www.bluebio.com

Carolina Biological Supply Company's products include materials for teaching
earth and environmental science. This site also offers links for science teaching
resources: http://www.carolina.com/

The Complete Naturalist provides entomology supplies and books:
http://www.completenaturalist.com

Cricket Science's products include live insect supplies and educational books,
CD-ROM's, and videos: http://www.cricketscience.com

Educational Science, specializing in butterflies, offers entomology kits and equipment:
http://www.educationalscience.com

Einsteins-Emporium sells science kits, collecting tools, mounting supplies, insect
collections and more: http://www.einsteins-emporium.com

General information, images, scientific researches, prices, distribution and variation,
taxonomic notes, habitat and biology of insects.:
http://www.osipov.org/insects/index.htm

Insect Lore offers insect kits along with curriculum for helping to teach  entomology:
http://www.insectlore.com

The Nature Store provides live butterfly kits and other educational materials:
http://thenaturestore.com

Sericulum offers a complete line of products for silkworm rearing and study including live silkworm eggs for life science investigation and discovery: http://www.sericulum.com

Wards provides in-depth entomology supplies, as well as biology specimens, l
ab activities (biology, environmental and earth science), and more:
http://www.wardsci.com

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The list above does not constitute an endorsement by The Entomological Foundation. It is only for informational purposes.


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