Insects & Bugs Backyard Workbook

Safety Note
What's an Insect? What's Not?
Classify the Insects
Speak Like a Scientist
Fill in the Blanks, Insect Anatomy
Insect Life Cycles
Actual Size
Bugs, Month by Month
Native vs. Nonnative
Examine Habitats and Make a Hypothesis
Habitat: Rock/Log Rolling
Habitat: Water
Habitat: On Flowers
Habitat: Near Dead Wood
Habitat: In/Near Buildings
Backyard Bug Blitz!
Sketch What You Find
Measure and Describe Your Find
Find a Dead Bug? Make It Part of Your Collection
Build a Bug House
Keep a Pet Bug
Find and Raise a Caterpillar
Hunt for Mosquito Larvae
Moth Trapping
Catch and Photograph Fireflies
Cricket Math: Crickets as Thermometers
Egg Math
Cicada Cycles/Math
Lookalikes and Aposematism
Build a Bee House
Make Your Yard Bug-friendly
Gardening for Bugs: Plant Native Plants
Gardening for Bugs: Plant Milkweed, Clover and More
iNaturalist
Lost Lady Bug Project
Bumble Bee Watch
Field Guides
Bug Scavenger Hunt
Bug Bingo