Insects
Going Buggy in the Library
Grade 2
~Lesson #5
Objectives (including library skills to be covered):
SWBAT match illustrations of insects to general descriptions of color, size, shape, etc.
Lesson
1. Teacher-librarian will remind students that although many people consider all kinds of
small “critters,” including spiders and worms, to be insects, insects are animals with
six legs and three body parts.
2. Distribute the “Scavenger Hunt” worksheet and pencils. Read the list of descriptors
together and answer any questions students may have about the list.
3. Option A (if computer/internet access is available for whole class):
 Ahead of time, copy the folder of insect-photo websites into Shared Folders for
access from all student computers. Assist students in logging on to the computers
and opening Shared Folders.
 Demonstrate how students can click on any of the links and explore the insect
photos available there. Demonstrate the methods for going back to the original
website and going to another bookmarked site.
 Assist students as they complete the “scavenger hunt,” writing an insect’s name for
each category. (Note: They do not need to complete the list in order!)
4. Option B (if whole-class internet access is not available):
 Place collections of insect books on tables or desks for students to browse the
photos and other illustrations.
 Assist students as they complete the “scavenger hunt,” writing an insect’s name for
each category. (Note: They do not need to complete the list in order!)
If You Want To Go Further (Enhancements)
5. Encourage students to indicate on their papers which illustrations/photos are their
favorite(s), then share those with the whole class.
Materials and Resources
Materials
 “Insect photos scavenger hunt”
worksheet for each student
 Pencils
 Computers with internet access for
each student or pair of students
(option A)
 Multiple books per group with
photos or color illustrations of all
kinds of insects (option B)
Web Resources
 List of 34 websites appended to this
lesson; zipped folder of same links
attached (ready to be copied to
Shared Folders)
Insects
Going Buggy in the Library
Grade 2
~Lesson #5
Implementation Notes:
 Students can easily work as pairs, taking turns writing and controlling the mouse or books.
 If an LCD projector is available in the library, the teacher-librarian could show the photo websites, encouraging students to
complete the activity orally as a whole class.
PDE Standards
 1.2.3B Use electronic media for research.
 3.3.4A Know that some organisms have similar external characteristics (e.g., anatomical characteristics; appendages, type of
covering, body segments) and that similarities and differences are related to environmental habitat.
 3.7.4D Use basic computer software. Apply operating system skills to perform basic computer tasks.
 4.7.4A Identify differences in living things.
Attachments (on separate pages)
 Insect photos scavenger hunt.doc
 Insect photo websites (Word document list)
 Insect photo websites (zipped folder of links)
Insect Photo Websites
Insects and Entomology Pictures:
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Orders/EntomologyInsects/INSECTSMaster.html
Beetles: http://www.cirrusimage.com/beetles.htm
Bees, Wasps, and Ants: http://www.cirrusimage.com/hymenoptera.htm
Crickets, grasshoppers and katydids: http://www.cirrusimage.com/orthoptera.htm
Butterflies of the World:
http://www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_photos_WORLD.htm
Scorpionflies family: http://www.cirrusimage.com/Mecoptera_scorpionfly.htm
Green Lacewing family:
http://www.cirrusimage.com/neuroptera_green_lacewing.htm
Praying Mantis family: http://www.cirrusimage.com/mantidae_praying_mantis.htm
Cicadas, Hoppers, & Aphids: http://www.cirrusimage.com/homoptera.htm
Damselflies family: http://www.cirrusimage.com/damselfly.htm
Dragonflies: http://www.cirrusimage.com/dragonflies.htm
Moths of North America: http://www.cirrusimage.com/moths.htm
Butterflies of North America: http://www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_photos.htm
Flies: http://www.cirrusimage.com/flies.htm
True Bugs: http://www.cirrusimage.com/bugs.htm
Beautiful Bugs: http://www.beautifulbugs.com/beautifulbugs/2005photos.htm
Beautiful Bugs 2: http://www.beautifulbugs.com/beautifulbugs/allstar.htm
Insects Photo Clip-Art: http://free-stock-photos.com/animal/insect-picturesinsects.html
Insect Photo Gallery: http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/insect.html
Digital Nature Photography: http://www.digital-naturephotography.com/nature/insekten/all-insects-photos.php
Insect Macro Photography:
http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/insects/index.htm
Insects & Spiders gallery: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=143902
Hodgepodge of Spider & Insect Photos (scroll down past the spiders):
http://www.natureali.org/2003_Bugs.htm
Insect photos by Eric Dresser: http://ecdphoto.addr.com/insect/insect2.html
Free Insect photos: http://www.easystockphotos.com/insects.html
Insectaculture: http://www.insectaculture.com/photos.htm (Note: This site also
lists insect videos, but the links all appear to be broken.)
Insects and Bugs: http://www.lookingforadventure.com/photopages/insects.htm
Colorado insects & Relatives (no thumbnails, so you have to click the individual links):
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/images/images.html
Bill Jobling’s insect photos: http://billjobling.com/page5.htm
Cedar Creek Insect album:
http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/albumframes/orderframe.html
Dragonfly album:
http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/dragonflies/index.htm
Butterfly photo gallery:
http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/butterflies/index.htm
Smithsonian Images:
http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=cat
alog&action=category&category=Insects&searchIndex=2
Iowa State University Entomology photos: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/
Name
Click on the links in the Insect Photos folder to find pictures of insects that
fit these descriptions. Write the insect’s name on the line.
Find an insect that:
is blue
is yellow
is red
is green
is brown
is black
is orange
is white
has many colors
is round
is oval
is tiny
is huge
has very big eyes
has unusual mouth parts
has 2 wings
has 4 wings
has no wings
has spots
looks like part of a plant