68 days to go to Insect Week
A range of learning resources relating to insects and entomology from the Royal Entomological Society, our Insect Week partners and online resources we have spotted. Please browse through the list or use the tick boxes to select audience and resource type.
Activities sheet Factsheet Lesson plan
Action for Insects has been created to help these special creatures.
For: Primary
Activities sheet Website
Build a wasp nest, grow your colony and see if you make it through the year.
For: Primary Secondary Adults
Activities sheet Factsheet
What has a head, 3 pairs of legs and a thorax? It's an Insect.
For: Primary Secondary
Activities sheet Factsheet
Learn about how we identify insects using keys
For: Primary Secondary
Video
Weird and wonderful flies and the forgotten pollinators
For: Everyone
Activities sheet
Get children thinking about pollinators and their habitats
For: Primary
Activities sheet
great activities to explore the incredible world of insects and other invertebrates.
For: Primary
Activities sheet
Explore the wildlife around you and create something wonderful in response.
For: Primary Secondary
Activities sheet
Colouring sheets by illustrator Jennifer Delaney
For: Everyone
Audio
60+ sound poetry pieces split into three parts
For: Adults
Dragonfly compound eyes are made of up to 30,000 separate facets or 'ommatidia'.
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