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Insects & Bugs Backyard Workbook

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This interactive workbook introduces children to insects and bugs through fun activities and hands-on science projects.
  • 18 May 2021
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Introduce children to insects and bugs through fun activities and hands-on science projects.

From ants and beetles to dragonflies and mosquitoes, bugs are amazing little creatures. They provide incredible opportunities for getting outside and discovering nature. There are so many kinds to see and appreciate—even in your backyard or at a nearby park.

Teach your children to love and protect the great outdoors. This workbook by entomologist Jaret C. Daniels features more than 20 simple, fun introductions to a variety of creepy crawlies, including bees, butterflies, spiders, and more. Plus, over a dozen activities help kids to make hypotheses, experiment, and observe. The 19 hands-on science projects—such as raising native caterpillars and attracting moths with an ultraviolet light—put students in control of their own learning!

You never know what your children will uncover in their outdoor classroom. Every day is a little treasure hunt. If they keep good records and share what they find, their observations can even help scientists learn more about nature. So get the Insects & Bugs Backyard Workbook, and get started on a lifetime of discovery.

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Price: $14.95
Pages: 120
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Imprint: Adventure Publications
Series: Nature Science Workbooks for Kids
Publication Date: 18 May 2021
Trim Size: 10.75 X 8.25 in
ISBN: 9781647551599
Format: Paperback
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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.

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