Insects
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on our planet and represent over 90% of life forms on Earth. Insects range in size from as small as a pencil tip to as large as 6 inches in size. Almost all insects are born from eggs laid by female insects. Adult insects usually have 3 pairs of legs and 3 body sections called head, thorax and abdomen. Ants, butterflies, beetles and bees are one of the most common insects.
Play Quiz Games :| Grades | Quiz Games (with special printable formats for classroom use) | |
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| 2nd - 8th | Quiz on Insect Anatomy | Quiz on Insects |
| Quiz on Interesting Insect Facts | Quiz on Insect Metamorphosis | |
Science Games, Diagrams & Activities :  Label the Insect Anatomy & Life Cycle |  Jigsaw Puzzles |  Slide Puzzles |
| Identify and Label the Insects | ||
 Flow Chart Games - Life Cycle of a Butterfly | ||
 Vocabulary Games - Names of Insect, Insect Terms | ||
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Science Videos & Lessons: (Reviewed by K-12 teachers) Insects Grades: All Get to know more about insects, who comprise over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth. 4:50 |
Characteristics of Insects Grades: All Learn about the various features of insects. 2:30 |
Parasitic Wasps Grades: All Learn about black wasps have their own tactics and methods when it comes to pest control. 2:00 |
Leafcutter Ants Grades: All Amazing leafcutter ants. With jaws vibrating 1000 times per second these ants make mincemeat of leaves in a jiffy! 2:05 |
South American Centipede Grades: All Discover facts about the giant South American centipede. This centipede sheds and eats its own 'skin,' but is still hungry for more! 3:20 |
Burying Beetles Grades: All Learn about American Burying Beetles. These beetles bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae. 3:55 |
Rhinoceros Beetle Grades: All The Hercules beetle can lift the human equivalent of a 65-ton object! Find out what else the big bug can do. 3:15 |
African Dung Beetle Grades: All Sacred to ancient Egyptians, these African beetles recycle - of all things - dung. 2:50 |
The Mosquito Grades: All Discover facts about mosquitoes. Did you know that mosquito biting activity increases 500 times during a full moon phase! 2:00 |
Killer Bees Grades: All African honeybees, also called 'killer bees', have reproduced in great numbers in the Amazon rainforest, forming aggressive swarms. Now, some of these dangerous swarms have moved to the U.S. 3:40 |
Giant Honey Bees Grades: All Visit Malaysia to take a closer look at the life of the world's largest honey bees in a very defensive colony of killer bees. 4:50 |
Bee vs. Jumping Spider Grades: All Learn about at an amazing spider that can jump 50 times its body length. That's bad news for its intended victim - in this case, a bee. 2:15 |
Hornets Grades: All The venomous sting of Japanese giant hornets is so strong that it can dissolve human tissue. But these hornets are no match for the bees! 3:05 |
Monarch Butterflies Grades: All Discover facts about the monarch butterfly. These magnificent butterflies are in trouble because their wintering grounds in Mexico are in peril. 2:30 |
Termite World Grades: All Jump into the wonderful world of the termites in South Africa to better understand the ways in which these amazing animals ventilate their homes, breed, and fight for survival. 6:45 |
Cockroaches Grades: All Did you know cockroaches are one of the most resilient creatures on this Earth? Find out why they are so hard to exterminate. 3:15 |
Spiders Grades: All Discover interesting facts about spiders. 4:05 |
Giant Tarantula Grades: All The Giant Tarantula is the largest spider in the world, and it is out on a hunt. But is it as dangerous as it seems? 1:55 |
Should We All Be Eating Insects? Grade: 5 - 12 Human population will hit nearly 10 billion by 2050. That's a lot of mouths to feed. Could these creepy crawlers be the future of food? 3:05 |
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