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Educational Videos- K-8 curriculum programs for teaching about insects along with
educational videos can be found at Carolina
Insect kits and activities can be found at Insect Lore. The site provides information on
insects including as butterflies, ants, and ladybugs. Also they provide activities that can
be done on-line. Learn more
Bugscope- Want to explore the microscopic world of insects? The Bugscope
project provides free interactive access to a scanning electron microscope and much
more. Check it out and find out how the Bugscope project can help you educate and
excite young people about science through insects. Learn more
Mosquito Control Patrol- brought to you by the Hillsborough County Mosquito Control
District in Florida. This is a supplemental activity program. The program includes a house
inspection chart, fun facts, vocabulary, and more for children. Learn more
Imported Fire Ants.
Want to learn more about imported Fire Ants? How about K-12 teacher content on
imported Fire Ants? This site is a great resource from Fire Ant control (management) to
teaching children about Fire Ants. This site contains resources, news, calendar of
events, self-learning tools and much more. Learn more
Check out "Critters and Kids" from Arrow Exterminators, Inc. Their site contains
interactive activities and educational resources for children as well as lesson plans for K-
8 educators. Also available is a pest guide for consumers. Arrow Exterminators
Lesson plans, bulletin board ideas and much more. This site is not insect related;
however, it provides a large list of tools to help educators. Learn more.
Science lesson plans and more for homeschool parents. Check it out
"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.)
Insect Videos and more... Check out the creepy crawly zoo at:
http://www.creepycrawlyzoo.com
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
Teaching children in grades K-12 about integrated pest management through projects, curriculum, games and more. Check out the IPM Institute of North America's list of educational resources.
Fun Facts
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
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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
Orkin's Insect Learning Center for grades K-6. Contains downloadable, printable modules,
lesson plans, and much more. Check it out at http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/kids_and_teachers.aspx
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
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Environmental educational materials and more can be found at
http://www.enaturalist.org Learn more about the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Naturalist. The site offers almost 300 educational units on subjects including insects,
birds, fish and more.
Looking for children's bug experiments? Bug-themed games? How about
animated entomologist tour? With a goal of educating children and adults about the
importance of pest control, Truly Nolen of America, one of the nation's largest
family-owned pest control companies, has developed a website to serve as a
teaching tool. Check it out at http://www.trulynolen.com/Truly_Kids/truly_kids.asp
Many fun and interesting ideas by elementary school teachers for teaching insect
science (including games, crafts, movies and hands-on activities) by ProTeacher
click on Science and Technology, animals, then insects: http://www.proteacher.com
Learning about insects through creativity. Students develop an insect travel
brochure or advertising campaign while learning about insects.
See http://iitc.tamu.edu/1998and2000/lessons/lesson18.html
Let's Talk About Insects, a fun and informative site by University of Illinois extension:
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects
A curriculum for elementary-school children from an entomology outreach
program in Oakland, California:
http://www.bugpeople.org/curriculum/curriculum.htm
Lesson plans based around the hornworm and teacher's guide-site to raising the
hornworm. This site includes a webcam pointed at a developing hornworm 24-7
during the school year. Shots are archived every hour:
http://manduca.entomology.wisc.edu
Information sheets of various insects from Enchanted Learning:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/printouts.shtml
Insect-related information sheets and activities for teachers, 4-H'ers, and
young people from the University of Kentucky:
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm
Lesson plans for grade K-3 on using live insects in the classroom from the
University of Arizona Center for Insect Science, Education Outreach:
http://insected.arizona.edu
Educational resources including lesson plans and materials for teaching entomology
to students in grades K-12. This Texas A&M University web site includes links to many
other resources helpful for teaching entomology:
http://insects.tamu.edu/youth
"Sci4Kids" offers information for young people to help them learn science including
insects, plants, and the environment. Classroom resources are available along with
information on agriculture science projects, and much more.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids
Fun information, games and puzzles from science news for kids:
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org
Learn about the Smithsonian O. Orkin Insect Safari where science and imagination
meet: http://www.insectsafari.com
Insect Lesson Plans:
http://www.pedagonet.com/other/lsplns.html
Don't let insects overwhelm you. Visit the Texas A&M Entomology Website for
information on identifying and managing insects:
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jrmeyer/www/homepage.html
See a variety of insect pictures with general descriptions with Stein's Virtual
Insectary: http://www.virtualinsectary.com
For fun and interesting facts see the yuckiest site on the internet:
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com
Moths of North America:
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org
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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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resources, and more. See http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/bug_club/
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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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
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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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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 WonderlandPrograms 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
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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..
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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