Educating Young People About Science Through Insects

The Entomological Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and exciting young people about science through insects. The Foundation offers free educational materials to educators to help implement entomology into current science-based programs. While the materials are free to educators, there is a shipping cost for each package mailed.

In requesting materials, you can receive 1- Insect Appreciation Digest, 2- Pollinator Posters, and up to 10 insect fact bookmarks. A description of the materials is below:

Insect Appreciation Digest (1st ed. by Dr. F. Tom Turpin) (Also available on-line)

Chapters include an introduction to Entomology and Entomologists, Insect Collection, Insect Structure and Function, Insect Biology, Interaction with Humans, and Insects and Human Culture. Each chapter ends with 3 to 5 questions for students. To view the publication or to print the publication see: http://www.cipm.info/InsectDigest/cover.pdf  Note that all the chapters of the book are linked from page 3 of the document.

Insect Facts Bookmark- Insect facts bookmark is printed in color.

Pollinator Poster - Poster.. in color. (approximate size is 23" x 30")

Many thanks to USDA-CSREES for providing the Pollinator poster.

Also, see below for free educational resources you can download.

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ORDER FORM

Please complete this form and submit by mail to:

Entomological Foundation

9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 210

Lanham, MD 20706

When paying for shipping, please make your check out to the Entomological Foundation and mail to the Entomological Foundation along with your form.

Shipping Information:

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

School/Organization Name: _______________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________, State ________________  Zip __________________

E-mail _____________________ (so we can notify you when your package is shipped)

Daytime phone ______________ (if we have any questions.)

Grade level(s) of the students you teach: _________________

Which of the following best describes you? (Please check all that apply)

___ Classroom teacher

___ Librarian

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Check the items you would like to receive and note the quantity below:

Quantity:

______  Insect Appreciation Digest (1 per package). To preview the book or print it: Insect Appreciation Digest

______  Pollinator posters (four-color). You can receive up to 2 per package.

______  Insect fact bookmark. You can receive up to 10 bookmarks per package. Please state to the left how many bookmarks you would like to receive. If you would like more than 10, please contact the Entomological Foundation office.

Shipping:

Each package is $6 for shipping and handling within the US. Please contact the Entomological Foundation for postage for mailing outside the US. You can contact the Entomological Foundation at (301) 459-9083 or april@entfdn.org

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Also, check out the following educational resources:

• 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.

  
  
• Announcing the Entomological Foundation's new web site to educate young people in grades 3 & 4 about insects through interactivities. Check out the site at: http://www.cipm.info/entfnd

• Lesson plans for grades K-3 on using live insects in the classroom from the University of Arizona Center for Insect Science, Education Outreach. See http://insected.arizona.edu
  
  
• Educational videos on Insect Collecting Techniques, Gardening, and Forensic Entomology can be found at http://lubbock.tamu.edu/ipm/AgWeb/videos/index.html
  

• Free curriculum on pollinators. "Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants and You" brought to you by the North American Pollinator Partnership. For grades 3-6. Get a free copy today http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/

• "Lets Talk About Insects," a fun and informative site for young people from the University of Illinois Extension. The site also include a teacher's guide for students ages 9-11. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects

For more educational resources, see Educational Resources

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