Insects and Pollination Lesson Plan

Kindergarten-Second Grade: Incredible Insects

While all insects are bugs, not all bugs are insects. Learn about the physical characteristics that make up an insect and discover some of the incredible role's insects play in keeping
the environment healthy.
 

Third-Fifth Grade: Powerful Pollinators

Insects represent 70% of all animal species found on the planet. In fact, without them, humans and other animals would not be able to survive. Discover some of the species of insects that live at the Refuge and learn about the importance of pollination and how humans can support these essential creatures.

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Olivia Ellenbecker
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Swans at sunset on water surrounded by mountains at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies in northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. On the ancestral homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Bannock, and Ute people known as the Newe or Meme (the People), the Refuge protects the marshes found at the mouth...
A Long-billed Curlew walking through grass at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge in Utah
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge is located on the southern extreme of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and the natural springs have been essential in meeting human and wildlife needs over the past 11,000 years. The area is the ancestral homelands to the once nomadic Goshute (Gosiuta) tribe. These...
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A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
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Pollinators
Environmental education
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Insects
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