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Live Bessbugs

Live Bessbugs

Bessbugs are large, docile beetles that provide a great way to demonstrate insect anatomy and behavior. Be sure to look at our experiments with bessbugs for both early elementary and upper elementary classrooms: observing beetle habitat preferences, a bessbug mystery and the Great Bessbug Challenge. Let the beetlemania begin! Order Live Bessbugs for your elementary classroom.
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Bessbug Experiment PreK-1

Do your bessbugs like dark or light habitat? Find out! A standards-based experiment that guides your students through a simple step-by-step procedure to see if your bessbugs like to live in the light or in the dark. What do you predict?
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Bessbug Mystery for Grades 2-6

Bessbug anatomy is a little strange. Which part is the thorax? Which part is the abdomen? Take a close look with your students at the anatomy of this large beetle, review the special features that make a beetle different from other insects and see if you can find the answer to this mystery.
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The Great Bessbug Challenge for Grades 2-6

Astounding feats of strength! How much weight can your bessbug pull? Is one bessbug stronger than the other? Try this fun experiment that is a standards-based and step-by-step. Before you know it your students will be calculating how much weight a bessbug can pull compared to how much it weighs. Crown a champion bessbug in your classroom.
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Fun Facts About Beetles

Beetles are everywhere. Here is a list of amazing, fun facts about beetles: bessbugs, ladybugs, darklings and more. Everyone is sure to be surprised.
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