This resource supports the English language development of English language learners. This resource contains an article about ants, explains the life cycle of an ant with pictures, the colony life cycle, and has a coloring page of the life cycle (p.28), among others.
This resource supports the English language development of English language learners. This page has numerous pictures showing complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Some of the organisms included are frogs, butterflies, and mosquitoes. The articles are available in Spanish, also.
This simulated experiment allows students to investigate how temperature affects how an animal grows, with application for global climate change. There are three different experiment options, Quick Virtual Lab, Full Virtual Lab, DIY Lab. Each lab allows students to choose which data to see. The Quick Lab limits the number of manduca caterpillars that can be selected. The Full Lab gives students access to all the caterpillar subjects. The DIY Lab also includes all the caterpillars that were raised in a do-it-yourself (DIY) incubator. A Teacher's Resource Packet, containing full instructions for each experiment, student handouts, a sample lesson plan, and background information to help get you started, is also included.