315 days to go to Insect Week
A range of educational 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, resource type and insect group.
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Book
Read popular science writing all about insects
For: Secondary Adults
Activities sheet Lesson plan
Activities for primary and secondary aged pupils which can be used to support Insect Week 2022.
For: Primary Secondary
Activities sheet
We need lots of people to take part in Bugs Matter this summer.
For: Everyone
Activities sheet Factsheet
Join the NHM fly-spotting team this summer and improve our understanding of how some of these species, important as pollinators, are faring in the UK.
For: Secondary Adults
Video
Watch a Let's go Live special for Insect Week 2021.
For: Early years Primary
Activities sheet
A challenge badge for 4-18 year old budding entomologists and engaging for those who aren’t usually insect admirers!’
For: Primary Secondary
Factsheet
A poster covering all the groups or taxonomic orders of insects in the Britain.
For: Secondary Whole School Adults Everyone
Lesson plan
This free course aims to introduce learners to the terrestrial insect orders found in the UK and the morphological features used to differentiate them.
For: Adults
Video
Watch Professor Camille Parmesan giving Young Verrall Lecture 2022
For: Secondary Adults
Activities sheet Video Website
This resource pack focuses on parental behaviour in burying beetles.
For: Secondary