This interactive workbook introduces children to insects and bugs through fun activities and hands-on science projects.
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Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida and Director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, specializing in insect ecology and conservation. He has authored numerous scientific papers, popular articles, and books on wildlife conservation, insects, and butterflies, including butterfly field guides for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Michigan. He is also the author of Vibrant Butterflies: Our Favorite Visitors to Flowers and Gardens; Backyard Bugs: An Identification Guide to Common Insects, Spiders, and More; and Our Love of Bees. Jaret currently lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Safety Note
What's an Insect? What's Not?
Classify the Insects
Speak Like a Scientist
Fill in the Blanks, Insect Anatomy
Insect Life Cycles
Actual Size
Bugs, Month by Month
Native vs. Nonnative
Examine Habitats and Make a Hypothesis
Habitat: Rock/Log Rolling
Habitat: Water
Habitat: On Flowers
Habitat: Near Dead Wood
Habitat: In/Near Buildings
Backyard Bug Blitz!
Sketch What You Find
Measure and Describe Your Find
Find a Dead Bug? Make It Part of Your Collection
Build a Bug House
Keep a Pet Bug
Find and Raise a Caterpillar
Hunt for Mosquito Larvae
Moth Trapping
Catch and Photograph Fireflies
Cricket Math: Crickets as Thermometers
Egg Math
Cicada Cycles/Math
Lookalikes and Aposematism
Build a Bee House
Make Your Yard Bug-friendly
Gardening for Bugs: Plant Native Plants
Gardening for Bugs: Plant Milkweed, Clover and More
iNaturalist
Lost Lady Bug Project
Bumble Bee Watch
Field Guides
Bug Scavenger Hunt
Bug Bingo
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This interactive workbook introduces children to insects and bugs through fun activities and hands-on science projects.
