Insect Links

Insect Links

General Buggy Sites

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/index.html - Critter Catalog from BioKids
http://go.grolier.com/ - Grolier Online
http://www.zoo.org/educate/animalfacts1.htm - Woodland Park Zoo Animal Fact Sheets
http://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/index.htm - Clemson University Arthropod Collection
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm - Smithsonian National Zoological Park
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3 - Ranger Rick
http://www.insectclopedia.com/ - Insectclopedia
http://www.insects.org/ - BugBios
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/bugmenu.html - Amazing Insects
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/3d/3dinsect.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/insects.shtml - enchanted learning
http://www.insecta.com/
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/ - Insecta Inspecta World
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/buginfo.html - great general information
http://insected.arizona.edu/info.htm
http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Insecta - Insecta
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects/01.html - Let's Talk about Insects - interactive insect guide
http://nature.berkeley.edu/citybugs/insectBasics/basics.html - City Bugs
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/information/Insecta.html - Insects
http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/ - Bug Scope - Some really great pictures using an electron microscope.
http://www.insectlore.com/xlorepedia_stuff/lorepedia_index.html - Insectlore
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/classrm/wingleg/home.htm - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Insects_and_Spiders.asp - National Wildlife Federation's eNature
http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=insects - just telling how they breathe
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/index.html - PBS Nature Alien Empire
http://www.pestworldforkids.org/home.asp - Pestworld
http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/lessonplans/art_of_flying.pdf - Art of Flying
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm - University of Kentucky Department of Entomology
http://www.virtualinsectary.com/ - Virtual Insectory
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/guides/invertguide/InvertIDGuide2003_print.pdf - Invertebrate identification guy
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lesson_plans/organizers/bloodysuckers1.html - links to bloodsucking bugs
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals.html - Has a few listed.
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/buginfo/start.htm - General info
http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/info.htm - Insect Information Sheets
http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/default.asp - From Orkin, has some real general info with pictures
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/fun_n_games/slide_show/index.cfm# - information is part of slide show
http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/ - Singing Insects of North America
http://www.orkin.com/downloads/Orkin_Insect_ID_Guide.pdf - Great little ID guide for bugs.

WebQuests & Similar Independent Learning Activities - The activities below are intended for students to use as an online learning tool. These can be used at home or in the classroom.

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/insect.html - Insect Investigators
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/BugsBugs.htm
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/insects/ - An Insect's Perspective
http://www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/minibeast/_tourlaunch1.htm - Virtual Field Trip
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/insects/index.htm - Study insects with Eric Carle
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/insects/insects.htm - Creepy Crawly Critters
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/learninganddiscovery/flash/pest/index_flash.htm - Pest Detective
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/insects/ - What's Bug'n You?
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/webquest/spider/default.htm - Spider webquest

Choice List - Not all insects have links below. If your insect is not linked, use the links above for information.