The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Jason Cryan, the Deputy Museum Director for Research & Collections, as well as an entomologist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Jason shares about the immense biodiversity in the insect world and what happens when scientists discover a new species.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RST.6-8.4
Next Generation Science Standards
PS–Physical Science | LS–Life Science | ESS–Earth and Space Science | ETS–Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science Elementary School: 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-1, 4-LS1-1Middle School: MS-LS1-4, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS4-3
Slide Deck:
Dr. Jason Cryan, Entomologist Slide Deck
Learn more about entomology and find our some facts about the dung beetle while playing this interactive game from National Geographic KIDS.
Students learn to sort insects and arthropods into classes in this activity from Orkin.
Create an insect that is suited for the assigned habitat in this project from the California Academy of Sciences.
Familiarize yourself with insect terminology by finding the hidden words in this free word search from The Science Spot.
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