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Want to teach kids about nature? Insects can help

  • Written by Akito Y. Kawahara, Associate Professor and Curator of Insects, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
Want to teach kids about nature? Insects can helpInsects are an inexpensive and effective way to teach children about science. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images Plus

Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street.

In fact, numerically speaking, insects dominate the Earth with more than 5.5 million species. An estimated 10 quintillion – or...

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