Insects Interactive
This section includes interactive diagrams and exhibits about insects, scary insects, butterflies, insect anatomy, and much more.
Insects Discovery Lab
Description: This section provides profiles on 13 different well-known insects including butterflies, fireflies, bees, cicadas, mosquitoes and more. Many profiles come with interesting videos. It also includes an online or printable scavenger hunt, a fact or fiction quiz, full-screen capabilities, vocabulary help, and narration.
Scary Insects Interactive Exhibit and Scavenger Hunts!
Description: Explore the fascinating world of Scary Insects! Discover eight amazing insects, from giant hornets and Hercules beetles to hissing cockroaches and dung beetles. Read detailed articles, view pictures and videos, listen to narration, and explore clickable vocabulary. Test your knowledge with a movable, 10-question interactive scavenger hunt featuring instant feedback and a 15-question Fact or Fiction challenge. Includes a printable scavenger hunt with answer key!
Butterflies Interactive - Online
Description: Click on any of the flapping butterflies to learn all about them! There is a printable scavenger hunt that goes along with it. Click it from "related activities" at the bottom of the page.
Butterflies Printable Scavenger Hunt
Description: This printable scavenger hunt is meant for use with the butterflies interactive exhibit. Answers are included.
Butterfly Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the butterfly image to learn all about its parts.
Butterfly Anatomy Interactive Scavenger Hunt
Description: This interactive scavenger hunt requires students to answer the ten fill-in the blank or multiple choice questions by using the interactive butterfly anatomy exhibit. It gives immediate feedback!
Cicada Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the cicada and learn all about its parts. Students can also open an online or printable scavenger hunt to be used with it.
Cricket Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the cricket image to learn all about its parts.
Firefly Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the firefly and learn all about its parts. Students can also open an online or printable scavenger hunt to be used with it.
Fly Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the fly image to learn all about its parts.
Honeybee Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the honeybee image to learn all about its parts.
Ladybug (beetle) Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the ladybug image to learn all about its parts.
Luna Moth Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the luna moth and learn all about its parts. Students can also open an online or printable scavenger hunt to be used with it.
Praying Mantis Anatomy
Description: This interactive allows students to scroll over the praying mantis and learn all about its parts. Students can also open an online or printable scavenger hunt to be used with it.
Cricket Parts Quiz - Online
Description: This page requires students to identify twelve different parts of a cricket on a cricket photo.
Cricket Parts Functions Quiz - Online
Description: This quiz requires students to match the cricket part with its function. It is a drag and drop application and thus will not work on mobile devices.
