Beetles Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Ants, Crickets, Beetles, Milkweed bugs, Flies
We Are All In This Together Ants, Crickets, Beetles, Milkweed bugs, Flies Grade Level: Third Health Life Management Skills Topic: Subjects: Health, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies Time of year:Active after the last frost and before the first frost. Overall Objective: Through observations of four different arthropods, the students will find, ob...

2. Thursday Lesson Plan- Butterflies and Bees
..."A Day in the Life of a Butterfly" Read- Butterfly Alphabet Book by Kjell B. Sandved What is the Difference? Video- The Very Hungry Caterpillar What is a beetle? What is a ladybug? Paper plate lady bugs activity- symmetry Lady bug key chain activity-symmetry How tasty is your beetle? Read- Amazing Beetles by John Still Read- The Ladybug and Other Insects by Gallaimard Jeunesse Interview with a Beetle Activities 1. Going on a Butterfly Hunt- Line students up and have them take their net and collecting container outside with them. Ask students where the think they will find the most butterflies? Encour...

3. Science Lesson: Aphids and Ladybirds
LOGO - PULSE Aphids and Ladybirds IPM Inquiry Lesson Set Susan Courson, Clarion University, Emlenton, PA Time: 3 class periods Materials: One cup of ladybird beetles, Aphids, 3Petri dishes per group, hand lenses, small paintbrushes Ladybird-aphid investigation sheet, resource articles (see links below) Abstract The students have been previously introduced to the general concept of IPM and the Pyramid of Tactics. This lesson set will provide an opportunity for th...

4. View Material Details
...aluating the Impact of Galerucella on Purple Loosestrife Appendix A: Removing Purple Loosestrife by Hand Appendix B: Purple Loosestrife Control Options Appendix C: Natural Enemies to Control Purple Loosestrife Appendix D: Raising Galerucella Beetle Indoors Appendix E: Outdoor Rearing of Gelerucella Beetles Appendix F: Life History and Ecology of G. calmeriensis and G. pusilla Appendix G: Life History and Ecology of Hylobius transversovittatus Appendix H: Site Selection Guidelines for Release of Galerucella Beetles Appendix I: Wetlands: Habitats in Peril Appendix J: Life Stages and Plant Damage 4-H Man...

5. Leapin' Ladybugs! Leapin' Ladybugs!
...ents will learn about the value and importance of ladybugs. Using their understanding of the positive role this insect plays in horticulture, they will then create catchy advertisements for ladybugs, intended to appeal to farmers or gardeners. Background Ladybugs aren't really bugs at all. They are beetles, a kind of insect. There are more than 4,000 species of ladybugs worldwide. About 400 of these are found in the United States. Many scientists think that ladybugs got their name about 500 years ago in England. Ladybugs come in a rainbow of colors including yellow, orange, pink, and red. Some are bla...

6. Life Cycles
...amorphosis. The immature insect looks just like the adult, only it may be missing sexual organs. The Horticulture ametabolous stages are egg, larva (many), and adult. and Home Pest Discussion: Specific Life Cycle of the Mealworm/Beetle News Mealworms go through complete metamorphosis, changing into beetles. They start life as an egg and then hatch into the larval stage Site Index (mealworm). Mealworms can molt (shed their exoskeleton) from nine to twenty times before settling into the pupa stage. The pupa is typically white at first. It darkens just before the beetle emerges. This whole cycle can take...

7. Identification of Insect Orders
...eir fill in sheets not just as notes but as a key to both the id's and associated vocabulary. See this list: COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME For ORDER Flies Diptera Wasps, Bees, & Ants Hymenoptera True Bugs Hemiptera Butterflies & Moths Lepidoptera Grasshoppers and Orthoptera Crickets Mantises Mantodea Beetles Coleoptera Earwigs Dermaptera Cockroaches Blattodea Lacewings Neuroptera Dragonflies & Odonata Damselflies Procedure: 1. Motivate lesson Discuss: why do we want a quick or shortcut way to tell insects apart? If students have struggled with a key to insects, this is great motivation for learning shor...

8. Hunting and Gathering in the African Rain Forest
...Show pictures of the rain forest from the books. Explain how large many of the trees are and that they are very close together, with lots of undergrowth. Some of the animals that live in the rain forest are: baboons, squirrels, frogs, lizards, snakes, bees, bats, humming birds, birds, moths, fish, beetles, caterpillars, rodents, monkeys, parrots, tortoises, termites, and snails. Big game is rare in the rain forest. Some plants they eat are: palm fruit and oil, bananas, fruits, and nuts. Many of the people also eat honey. 5. Have the students create a story about a Mbuti hunting or gathering food in t...

9. Egyptomania Animals
...r) Library & Research What do you think goes I'm sticking my neck giraffe in these jars? out for you Giraffe (spacer) Jackal, Ape, Falcon Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis Membership Or you can call me oryx Meow (spacer) Gemsbock Beisa Oryx Cat Beisa Oryx Support the Museum Oryx gazelle beisa Meet the Beetles That's me: Sahara the Why am I so hungry! (spacer) Dung Beetle Scarab Shrew Scarabaeidae family Dung Beetle News Desk I'm over 3,000 years Rib-it, Rib-it (spacer) old Frog Baboon Jobs (spacer) Created by the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for Museum Store the HEAL (Hospital Edu...

10. Camouflage Lesson Plan
...age, write the insects name, its habitat, and why it is where it is under the picture. The project will be graded on a four point scale(A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=O). Each missing part is a point off. Connection: This activity could be connected to mathematics by counting the number of spots on ladybird beetles or how many insects are in a habitat. For language arts you could have the students write an essay pretending they are their insect and explain about its choice of habitat. For social studies you could talk about how using camouflage came about in past wars. To adapt this activity to lower ages just...