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For budding entomolgists and nature detectives, these free insect investigations help take the learning outside:
Field Guides: Essential for comparing illustrations with actual crawlies and flying beasties discovered, and for learning fast facts. Here are a couple you can download for free:
- Orkin Guide: Has color photos and basic information on common insects, like bees, wasps, mosquitoes, flies, ants, etc. 24 pages.
- EPA Bug Book: This more comprehensive garden guide contains pictures and information on good and bad bugs, bug control tips, homemade bugspray recipes, and plants that attract good bugs. 52 pages.
Free Online Books:
Field Studies:
Basic Insect Observation Worksheet
Cricket Studies: Resources for capturing, keeping, and studying crickets, with data worksheets, ideas for experiments, and sample two-week lesson plan.
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