Life Science: Insects
| K = Kindergarten P = Primary |
I = Intermediate J = Junior/Middle |
S = Senior/High School A = Adult |
(9 Titles)
| 02377 | Animal Groups | 15 min. | 1981 | PI |
| There are basic zoological groups of animals. They live in herds because they depend on each other or because of a common source of food. | ||||
| 12643 | Butterflies: Amazing Insects | 20 min. | 1999 | I |
| Viewers learn about a butterfly's life cycle, body structure and general behavior. They also learn how butterflies differ from moths, how caterpillars and butterflies protect themselves from predators, and how anyone can locate, attract and better observe butterflies in their own backyard. | ||||
| 13669 | Calvin the Caterpillar | 10 min. | 2003 | P |
| Describes the life cycle of a painted lady butterfly through the butterfly's point of view. Students watch as Calvin rhymes his way from hatching out of a microscopic egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly. | ||||
| 12062 | Insects | 22 min. | 1997 | PI |
| Sixth grader Wesley is giving a report on the class Insecta. Learn the four characteristics that all insects have in common. Insect life cycles are explored. The beneficial aspects are emphasized, although "pest" insects are also included. | ||||
| 12216 | Look...A Butterfly | 10 min. | 1993 | KP |
| A bumpy, hairy caterpillar crawls out of the egg. Discover how someday that little creature will become a beautiful butterfly. Provides basic introductory insight. Animated. | ||||
| 13641 | Mindy the Mealworm | 12 min. | 2002 | P |
| Describes the life cycle of a mealworm through the mealworm's point of view. Your students will watch as a mealworm grows from a larva to a pupa and then into an adult beetle. They will count the legs and the segments and see the molting process. | ||||
| 13671 | Samuel the Silkworm | 11 min. | 2003 | P |
| Describes the life cycle of a silkworm through the silkworm's point of view. Includes information about the legend of the discovery of silk. Shows microscopic egg and hatching video plus larva, pupa, and adult stage video. | ||||
| 11297 | Tadpoles, Dragonflies, and Caterpillar's Big Change | 35 min. | 1994 | K |
| The story of metamorphosis. Each GeoKid puppet character is based on a real animal-Sunny, the Australian honey possum; Bobby, the African bush baby; and Uncle Balzac, a chameleon from Madagascar. Curiousity leads them on an exploration of big-change artists such as the caterpillar, frog, mosquito, dragonfly and more. Animation and music used. | ||||
| 13642 | Wendy the Waxworm | 10 min. | 2002 | P |
| Describes the life cycle of a waxworm through the waxworm's point of view. Your students will watch as a waxworm goes through the stages of egg, larva, pupa, and adult moth. They will see the microscopic waxworms hatching out of their eggs. | ||||