Learning resources

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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Young Verrall Lecture 2022

Video

Watch Professor Camille Parmesan giving Young Verrall Lecture 2022

For: Secondary Adults
Parental Behaviour in Burying Beetles

Activities sheet Video Website

This resource pack focuses on parental behaviour in burying beetles.

For: Secondary
Butterflies Under Pressure

Activities sheet Lesson plan Video Website

Engaging practical science activities for KS1/KS2 primary school children (aged 5-11), using dance and PE activities to engage kinaesthetic learners with the curriculum topic “Living things and their habitats”

For: Primary
The Great Minibeast Hunt

Activities sheet Factsheet

A guide to minibeast hunting by Marian Hill for Buzz & Scuttle.

For: Primary
Three Mosquiteers leaflet

Factsheet

Introduces the ecology of mosquitoes with a focus on invasive alien mosquitoes.

For: Everyone
Pollinators with the three mosquiteers

Factsheet

The mosquiteers learn about the fantastic pollinators of Europe

For: Everyone
air bee n’ bee - solitary bee resources

Activities sheet Factsheet

focussing on the plight of solitary bees in the UK

For: Everyone
Action for Insects School Guide

Activities sheet Factsheet Lesson plan

Action for Insects has been created to help these special creatures.

For: Primary
#wasplove game

Activities sheet Website

Build a wasp nest, grow your colony and see if you make it through the year.

For: Primary Secondary Adults
Insect Activities with University of Aberdeen Museums

Activities sheet Factsheet

What has a head, 3 pairs of legs and a thorax? It's an Insect.

For: Primary Secondary

What is Insect Week?

Insect Week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects.

The Royal Entomological Society organises the week, supported by a large number of partner organisations with interests in the science, natural history and conservation of insects.