A university professor, entomologist, and educator shares his knowledge with photos, illustrations, fascinating facts, and fun Activities that teach kids about bugs\' physical characteristics, behavior, and how they affect agriculture, health, and water quality.
The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experie.
Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples.
Turn a fascination for bugs into a love of science and nature with Bug Lab for Kids! The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on Activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus--all authored by established experts in their fields.
Learn how to rear Butterflies and explore their migration patterns, conduct a local survey of pollinators, host a honey tasting, and make a pollinator habitat.
Butterflies, Bees & Other Pollinators.
Re-create a paper wasp\'s nest with papier-mache, make a pitcher plant and fly game, and set up a butterfly watering station.
Creative Projects.
Conduct experiments with centipedes and millipedes, sow bugs and pill bugs, granddaddy longlegs, and others.
Other Arthropods.
Explore Coleoptera (beetles), Diptera (flies and mosquitos), Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), and many more.
The Most Common Insect Orders.
Find out the best ways to photograph insects, make a spreading board, and pin insects.
Preserving Insects.
Also, make and use an insect net, collecting jars, pitfall traps, and more, and investigate how to care for live arthropods.
Learn how to dress to collect, start a field notebook, and use the scientific method, as well as the best places to look for bugs.
Begin Your Adventure.
Guyton, this fascinating and informative book teaches young bug enthusiasts how to find, interact with, and collect Arthropods safely.
John W.
Your bug adventure starts here! Bug Lab for Kids is a collection of more than 40 fun Activities for Exploring the exciting World of arthropods, which makes up more than 90 percent of all animals on earth, including insects, spiders, centipedes, butterflies, bees, ants, and many others! Written by entomologist and educator Dr.
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A university professor, entomologist, and educator shares his knowledge with photos, illustrations, fascinating facts, and fun Activities that teach kids about bugs\' physical characteristics, behavior, and how they affect agriculture, health, and water quality
