This simple activity demonstrates the structural strength of eggs.

Content Type: Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

This is a set of simple instructions to build a wind vane—a scientific instrument to measure the direction of the wind, often used with an anemometer.

Content Type: Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

Learn how to create your own insect collection. Video length: 7:09.

Content Type: Video
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

On a quest to find a missing primate, a team of scientists discovers that sometimes maps tell only the smallest part of the story.

Content Type: Article, Digital Interactive
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

This game allows students to mix and match the parts of six different insects to create their own superbug.

Content Type: Digital Interactive
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

In this activity, students will learn what an insect is and what some of their adaptations are. Then they will put their knowledge into play by "creating" an insect that is adapted to live in their assigned environment.

Content Type: Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

Read about the ecological importance of spiders. Requires a free Newsela account.

Content Type: Article
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

This video talks about how spiders produce silk, its application, and attempts at mass production. Video length: 3:17.

Content Type: Video
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

This webpage describes the physics of how kites fly.

Content Type: Website
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

Learners can play this simple simulation of a rocket launch, manipulating different variables and observing the results.

Content Type: Activity, Digital Interactive
Recommended Grade Level: 6, 7, 8

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