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Educational Resources

Illinois Insects and Spiders

2017 Illinois State Fair milkweed information
2017 Illinois State Fair native bee information
2017 Illinois State Fair native plant information
2017 Illinois State Fair Passion for Pollinators information
Biodiversity of Illinois Searchable Index
Butterflies and Moths - Educational Resources
Illinois Aquatic Macroinvertebrates poster
Illinois Biodiversity Basics lessons
Illinois Habitats are Homes poster
Illinois Insects poster
Illinois Insects and Spiders Resources Truck
Illinois Moths and Butterflies poster
Illinois Native Bees poster
Illinois Pollinators Resources Trunk
Illinois Prairies Coloring Poster
Illinois Spiders poster
Illinois' State Symbols Resources Trunk
Illinois Threatened and Endangered Species poster
Inland Sand Areas poster
Inland Sand Areas - accompanying poster guide
Insects/Fishes folded poster
Kids for Conservation® Archive – August 2014, Monarch Mania!
Kids for Conservation® Archive – September 2014, Migration
Kids for Conservation® Archive – August 2017, Illinois Native Bees
Kids for Conservation® Archive – September 2017, Yellow Garden Spider
Kids for Conservation® Archive – April 2019, Bumble Bees
Kids for Conservation® Archive – November 2019, Adaptations: Color
Kids for Conservation® Archive – June 2020, Ticks of Illinois
Kids for Conservation® Archive – July 2020, Cicadas of Illinois
Kids for Conservation® Archive – September 2020, Illinois' Spiders
Kids for Conservation® Archive – November 2020, Adaptations: Mimicry
Kids for Conservation® Archive – August 2021, Wasps of Illinois
Large Rivers of Illinois poster
Large Rivers of Illinois - accompanying poster guide
Pollinators - Educational Resources
Southern Illinois Oak/Hickory Forest poster
Southern Illinois Oak/Hickory Forest - accompanying poster guide
State Fair Tent Banners - 2024, Illinois Endangered and Threatened Species
Wild about Illinois Spiders! Web page

Podcasts

Click here for Podcasts page. Search "Invertabrates."

Bumble Bees
Bumble bees Bombus spp. on common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Bumble bee Bombus sp. on drooping coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Bumble bee Bombus sp. on prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Carpenter bee Xylocopa sp. on wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Crime Solving Insects - Investigation One
Crime Solving Insects - Investigation Two
Crime Solving Insects - Investigation Three
Crime Solving Insects - Investigation Four
Illinois Native Bees
Monarch Danaus plexippus on prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Monarchs Danaus plexippus on purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Monarch Mania! Life Cycle
Monarch Mania! Monarchs and Milkweeds
Monarch Mania! Monarch Facts
Monarch Mania! An International Migrant
Monarch Mania! Monarchs at Risk
Monarch Mania! Helping Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Schools and Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Invasive Species and Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Value of Monarchs and Other Pollinators
Native bee on drooping coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Tiger Swallowtail
Wasps of Illinois
What Am I? Insect I
What Am I? Insect II
What Am I? Insect III
What Am I? Insect IV
Yellow Garden Spider

Activity Books

Aquatic Resources of Illinois (English and Spanish)

Booklet contains student lessons and related activities. Targeted Grades: 4-8. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Creatures of the Night (English and Spanish)

Activity book has coloring pages which contain information and activities about nocturnal species. Targeted Grades: K-6. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Forest Ecology

This 48-page activity book contains information and activities about the ecology and management of Illinois' forests. Targeted Grades: 4-8.

Prairie Primer

Students of grades 4-8 can learn about the ecology of Illinois' prairie habitats with this 32-page publication. The accompanying poster depicts the organisms that are discussed in the text.

Wings, Stings and Leggy Things (English and Spanish)

Activity book containing information about insects with illustrations to color. Targeted Grades: K-8. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.