Recommended Websites - for science content knowledge

The following websites have been reviewed by teachers like you, to add to your resources for teaching this unit. You will find sites for both teachers and students. Please let us know if you have any issues with any of the sites or if the links are corrupted. Contact us. Thank you.

General:
The Entomological Foundation has created an interactive web site that contains learning activities designed to help children understand primary areas of entomology relating to the characteristics of organisms, life cycles, and the relationship of organisms to their environment. It site consists of three main sections, which correspond to the knowledge level of the user.
http://www.cipm.info/entfnd
http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Article/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-bugs

Mealworms:
http://insected.arizona.edu/mealinfo.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/beetles/mealworm/mealwormlifecycle.shtml
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/foss/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/tenebriobeetles.html

Waxworms:
http://lhsfoss.org/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/waxwormmoths.html

Milkweed bugs:
http://insected.arizona.edu/milkinfo.htm
http://bugguide.net/node/view/504
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/foss/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/milkweedbugs.html

Silkworms:
http://insected.arizona.edu/silkinfo.htm
http://www.suekayton.com/Silkworms/whole.htm
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/foss/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/silkwormmoths.html

Making silk [teacher resource]:
http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/1115

Butterflies:
http://insected.arizona.edu/bflyinfo.htm
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/butterflypages/butterflyinfo.htm

Crickets:
http://insected.arizona.edu/cricketinfo.htm
http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/cricket/

Ants:
http://insected.arizona.edu/antinfo.htm
http://www.antcolonies.net/antinformation.html

Metamorphosis:
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=2024

Insects:
www.penobscotswcd.org/publications/insects.pdf
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/Bay/cblife/insects/index.html