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Insects & Computers

Through a grant from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, students from 14 Espanola Valley public schools in northern New Mexico created the following webpages. The students conducted experiments with living insects and researched arthropods using the internet and a variety of reference books. Part of the Gifted & Talented Education program, they were guided by Judy Chaddick who created the curriculum that is shared below.
Insects & Spiders  
Antlion
Black Widow Spider
Bumblebee
Cabbage Butterfly
Caddisfly
Carolina Mantis
Cicada Killer
Cochineal Bug
Dogbane Beetle
Fire Beetle
Firefly
Froghopper
Green Clearwing Dragonfly
Green Ground Beetle
Honeybee
Inconspicuous Crab Spider
Jerusalem Cricket
Jumping Spider
Kissing Bug
Ladybug
Leafhopper
Monarch Butterfly
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Painted Grasshopper
Rhinoceros Beetle
Rose Weevil
Spitting Spider
Stilt Bug
Stink Bug
Tarantula
Tarantula Hawk Wasp
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Yellow Jacket

Insect Glossary

Computer & Science Lesson Plans
Entomology Worksheet
Internet Search Tips
Website Decomposer Hunt
Scientific Drawings Instructions
Cross-curriculum Activities
Making a Chart: How Many Dots On a Ladybug?
Experiment: The Great Bessbug Challenge
Experiment: How Many Critters Live in This Leaf Litter?


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