Links and Resources

The Amazing Bee Cam

http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov./beecam/index.html

• Shows almost live series of images of inside a bee hive
• Shows images of beekeeping and beekeepers
• Science and Technology Standards

Facts and Fun About Honey for Kids

http://honey.com/kids/index.html

• Includes facts about honeybees and how they make honey
• Includes honey trivia, recipes, and bee books
• Science and Technology Standards  

 

Insecta Inspecta World - Honey Bees

http://insecta-inspecta.com/bees/honey/index.html

• Includes diagram of a bee's body
• Discusses how bees make honey and other bee products

Honey Bee Face

http://pbrc.hawaii.edu/bemf/microangela/bee.htm

• See a honeybee face viewed by an electron microscope
• Includes brief information about honeybees
• Shows other insects viewed by the electron microscope

B-Eye: See Through the Eyes of a Bee

http://cvs.anu.edu.au/andy/beye/beyehome.html

• See how bees view the world
• Includes detailed information on how bees see things

Tales From the Hive

http://pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/

• Includes background information from the Nova television program
• Discusses and shows photos of kinds of bees and bee activities
• Includes links to other bee related sites.

• Ants-On-a-Log Follow this recipe for a tasty snack. (The "ants" in this recipe are really raisins!)
• It's An Ant, Don't Stomp It! Directions for building an ant home.
• The Ants and the Grasshopper An Aesop fable that teaches the lesson "It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."
• The Behavior of Ants A lesson for the middle school classroom. The primary goal of this lesson is for students to be able to use the steps of the Scientific Method to independently develop and test their own ideas through experimentation with ants. To accomplish this goal, students take part in a four-part study of the behavior of ants.
• Teacher's Cyber Guide for "Two Bad Ants" by Chris Van Allsburg A supplemental unit developed by the School of California Online Resources for Educators Project.

Ant Activities - all kinds of activities from rafts to snacks.  

Insects - insect lesson plans.

Insect Print outs - assorted insect printouts.

The Great Plant Escape - cases and mysteries teach about plants.  

Yummy Plant Parts lesson plan on fruits of roots,  stems, and  leaves.  

Plants and our Environment - ThinkQuest.  

Flower Parts - describes parts of a flower.  

All About Butterflies - intermediate site about butterflies -  in depth.  

Children’s Butterfly Site -  site about butterflies.

Exploring Butterflies in Kindergarten - primary site about butterflies.  

Some Butterfly Books…

Nonfiction Books:

Bailey, Donna. Butterflies. Austin , Texas : Steck Vaughin Co., 1990.

Carter, David. The Eyewitness Handbook of Butterflies and Moths. New York : Dorling Kindersley Inc., 1992.

Cassie, Brian and Jerry Pallotta. The Butterfly Alphabet Book. Watertown , Massachusetts : Charlsbridge Publishing, 1995.

Dunu, Gary. Discover Butterflies. Lincolnwood , Illinois : Publications International, Ltd., 1991.

Fichter, George. Butterflies and Moths. Racine , Wisconsin : Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1993.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. Life of the Butterfly. Minneapolis , Minnesota : Carolrhoda Books, 1987.

Flacklam, Margery. Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars. Boston : Little Brown and Company, 1996.

Florian, Douglas. Discovering Butterflies. New York : Macmillan Publishing Co., 1986.

French, Vivian. Caterpillar, Caterpillar. Cambridge , Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 1993.

Frost, Helen. Butterfly Colors. Mankato , Minnesota : Capstone Press,1999.

Frost, Helen. Butterfly Eggs. Mankato , Minnesota : Capstone Press,1999.

Frost, Helen. Caterpillars. Mankato , Minnesota : Capstone Press,1999.

Frost, Helen. Monarch Butterflies. Mankato , Minnesota : Capstone Press,1999.

Gibbons, Gail. Monarch Butterfly. New York : Holiday House, 1989.

Hariton, Anca. Butterfly Story. : Dutton Books, 1995.

Heiligman, Deborah. From Caterpillar to Butterfly. New York : Harper Collins, 1996.

Heller, Ruth. How to Hide a Butterfly. New York : Putnam Publishing Group, 1986.

Hogan, Paul. The Life Cycle of the Butterfly. Milwaukee , Wisconsin : Raintree Publishers, 1979.

Holmes, Kevin. Butterflies. Mankato , Minnesota : Capstone Press, 1998.

Jeunesse, Gallimard. Butterflies. New York : Scholastic Inc., 1995.

Julivert, Angels. The Facinating World of Butterflies and Moths. New York : Barrons, 1991.

Lasky, Kathryn. Monarchs. New York : Harcourt Brace and Company, 1993.

Lavies, Bianca. Monarch Butterflies: Mysterious Travelers. New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1992.

Lepthian, Emilie. Monarch Butterflies. Chicago : Children's Press, Inc., 1989.

Legg, Gerald. From Caterpillar to Butterfly. : Franklin Watts, 1998.

Ling, Mary. See How They Grow: Butterfly. London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1992.

Norsgaard, E.J. How to Raise Butterflies. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988.

Patent, Dorothy. Life Cycle of a Butterfly. New York : Holiday House, 1986.

Pluckrose, Henry. Butterflies and Moths. New York : Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981.

Reidel, Marlene. From Egg to Butterfly. Minneapolis , Minnesota : Carolrhoda Books, 1981.

Ring, Elizabeth . Night Flier. Brookfield , Connecticut : The Millbrook Press, 1994.

Rotter, Charles. Monarch Butterflies. Chicago : The Child's World, Inc., 1993.

Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Des Plaines , Illinois : Heinemann Library, 1998.

Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow. New York : Lodestar Books, E.P. Dutton, 1989.

Sandved, Kjell. The Butterfly Alphabet. New York : Scholastic Inc., 1996.

Saunder-Smith, Gail. Butterflies. Mankato , Minnesota : Capstone Press, 1998.

Savage, Stephen. Butterfly. New York : Thomson Learning, 1995.

Selsam, Millicent E. and Joyce Hunt. A First Look at Caterpillars. New York : Walker and Co., 1974.

Still, John. Amazing Butterflies and Moths. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.

Watts , Barrie . Butterfly and Caterpillar. Morristown , New Jersey : Silver Burdett Press, 1987.

Watts , Barrie . Caterpillars - Keeping Minibeasts. New York : Franklin Watts, Inc., 1991.

Watts , Barrie . Moth. Engelwood Cliffs , New Jersey : Silver Burdett Press, 1990.

Whalley, Paul. Butterfly and Moth. (Eyewitness Books) New York : A.A. Knopf, 1988.

Fiction and Poetry Books

Bunting, Eve. Butterfly House. New York : Scholastic Press, 1999.

Carle, Eric. TheVery Hungry Caterpillar. New York : Philomel Books, 1987.

Cutts, David. Look...a Butterfly. Mahwah , New Jersey : Troll Associates, 1982.

Gomi, Taro. Hi Butterfly! New York : Morrow Junior Books, 1985.

Grifalconi, Ann. Darkness and The Butterfly. Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1987.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Miss Emma's Wild Garden . New York : Greenwillow Books, 1997.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Remember the Butterflies. New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1991.

Howe, James. I Wish I Were a Butterfly. San Diego : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1987.

Kent, Jack. The Caterpillar and the Polliwog. New York : Simon & Schuster Inc., 1982.

Sundgaard, Arnold. The Lamb and The Butterfly. New York : Orchard Books/Watts, 1988.

Yoshi. The Butterfly Hunt. Saxonville , Massachusetts : Picture Book Studios, 1990.