Learn to use insects in the classroom to increase student excitement!

The Entomology Department at Purdue University periodically hosts workshops
for science, math, social studies and language arts teachers to get hands-on experience using insects in the classroom.


To inquire about the next scheduled workshop contact Tom Turpin at
(765) 494-4568, or turpin@purdue.edu

Activities for your Classroom

• Genomics Analogy Model for Educators (G.A.M.E.)
• Arrest That Pest!

Insect Fact sheets

• Austrailian Walking Stick
• Bess Beetle
• German Cockroach
• Giant Cockroach
• Hornworm
• Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
• Tropical Millipede
• Tarantula

Lesson Plans

• Now You See it! Now You Don't (PDF)
• The Insect Exoskeleton (PDF)
• Metamorphosis (PDF)

• Hornworm Pupation
• Hornworm Growth Chart

• Activity Book (PDF)

• On Six Legs Articles
• Bug Scout Articles