Aquatic Macroinvertebrates

USU's "Bugs Don't Bug Me" program provides lesson plans and activities related to aquatic macroinvertebrates. Topics include adaptations, life stages, feeding habits, identification and the use of macroinvertebrates as water quality indicators.

These lessons are best suited for elementary school classes. For upper level activities related to macroinvertebrates, please see the Stream Side Science Curriculum.

Build a Bug (K-6): Macroinvertebrate adaptations.

Simon Says (K-8): Learn macroinvertebrate adaptations and feeding habits.

Macroinvertebrate Mix and Match (2-8): Learn body parts and life stages of freshwater invertebrates.

Macroinvertebrate Research (5-12): How to sample and identify freshwater macroinvertebrates.

Macroinvertebrate Graphing (K-12): To describe and identify the quality of a stream site by analyzing its macroinvertebrates.