Table of Contents for Lessons

Table of Contents: The Lessons

All lessons have three sections. They are teacher preparation (set-up and materials), the actual lesson plans, and additions (extensions, vocabulary, and a bibliography). The lessons also contain direct links to pertinent activity, information, and rearing sheets.

Title & Organism	Topic	Grade	Nat'l Science Education Standards	Science Process Skills
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Crickets	Functions & Parts of My Body	K	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing
Grooming is a Good Thing Flies	Hygiene	K	Personal health Abilities necessary for & understanding scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring
Getting to Know You Mealworms	Mental health	K	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Population dynamics	Observing Communicating Comparing
Think Safe! Be Safe! Grashoppers	Self-protection	K	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Personal health	Observing Communicating Comparing
Wigglers, Tumblers, & Bloodsuckers Mosquitoes	Functions of the Body/Safety	K	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms	Observing Communicating Comparing Experimenting Inferring
Boy Cricket/Girl Cricket Crickets	Human Sexuality	1st	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Abilities necessary for scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing
Food to Grow On Caterpillars, Butterflies, Moths	Nutrition	1st	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Organisms & environments	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring
Little Me in a Big World Ants	Self-esteem	1st	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Changes in environment Abilities necessary for & understanding scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring
My Decisions: Good or Bad Mealworms	Decision making	1st	Characteristics of organisms Personal health Abilities necessary for & understanding scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Experimenting Inferring
Washing Germs Away Flies	Disease Prevention & Control	1st	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Science as a human endeavor	Observing Communicating Comparing Inferring Applying
Arthropods at Home Spider, Isopod, or any Arthropod	Environ-mental health	2nd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Changes in environments	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Inferring
Being Safe While Growing Up Moths that Spin Cocoons	Self-protection, Self-worth, & Emotional health	2nd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Organisms & environments Personal Health	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Inferring Applying
Building a Bug Bungalow Milkweed bug	Growth & development	2nd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring Applying
Munching on Mixtures Grasshoppers	Nutrition	2nd	Life cycles of organisms Organisms & environments Personal health Abilities necessary for & understanding scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring Applying
Using My Senses Crickets	Functions of the Body: The senses	2nd	Characteristics of organisms Abilities necessary for scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring
Beware; Be Aware Ladybird beetles & Stink bugs	Consumer health	3rd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Organisms & environments	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing
Bug Eyes Praying Mantid	Functions of the Body: Eye & Eye Care	3rd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring
Hop to It! Grasshoppers	Physical Education	3rd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Abilities necessary for & understanding scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing
My Family and Me Ants	Family health & family life	3rd	Abilities necessary for & understanding scientific inquiry	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing Experimenting Inferring
We're All In This Together Ants, crickets, beetles, milkweed bugs, flies	Life-management skills & human diversity	3rd	Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms	Observing Communicating Comparing Organizing

Lesson Plans

Information Sheets

Rearing Sheets

Bibliography