Interdisciplinary Connections for
Organisms and Their Needs
These sites offer some ideas for extending the learning
experience into other fields.
literature: trade books |
math | social
studies/history
Literature
Trade Books and Periodicals
Bug Books
The University of Kentucky Department of Entomology provides
this huge list of kid-appropriate insect-related books, on
topics ranging from insect society and insect-plant
relationships to behavior and development, and of course,
fiction.
Life Cycle Books
This publisher, Capstone
Press, offers these books (designed to aid alignment to
national standards) on mealworms, milkweed bugs, millipedes,
painted lady butterflies, pillbugs, and silkworms.
Microscope Learning Links
The Exploratorium Teacher Institute and Information
Resources staffs collected these lists of recommended text,
video, and web resources related to microscopy and
microscopic life.
Books We've Read and Written about Worms
A group of young learners shares some of their favorite books about worms, as well as worm stories that they've written themselves.
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Math
Egg Math
Some of this math may be too advanced for your students, as
it's a companion to a K-12 project. But take a look—you
may find some interesting mathematical concepts to share
with your class.
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Social Studies/History
Impacts of Insects on Human History
This online content is based on a slide presentation, so
it's not organized as well as it could be. The connections
about how "insects have changed major battles, altered
governments, and shaped human history" are very interesting,
however, and it's definitely worth a look, even if you need
to do a bit of work on your own to piece it all together.
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