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Animals & Insects – Transparencies

Tree frogs in the rain forest  Study ecology and the anatomy of animals and insects through colorful illustrations and labeled diagrams. These printable resources make excellent overhead transparencies or class handouts. Supplement your current science curriculum with visual aids on the food web, metamorphosis, life cycles, and animal biology.

Compare the parts and structure of a plant cell and an animal cell, using this labeled diagram.

Use this labeled diagram to help students learn the anatomy of a sponge.

Study two body forms of Cnidarians – the polyp and the medusa – with this printable diagram.

This labeled diagram will help students learn about the anatomy of an earthworm. Use this printable as a handout or transparency.

Learn about the anatomy of echinoderms by studying the parts of a starfish. Use this printable as a handout or transparency for science class.

Supplement a unit on insects with this diagram of a grasshopper's anatomy.

Compare the life cycles and physical development of a butterfly and a grasshopper in this visual. Use this printable as a handout or transparency to study complete and incomplete metamorphosis.

Examine the parts of a fish labeled in this printable. Use this science resource as a transparency or class handout.

This printable will help students visualize the life cycle of a frog.

Explore ecological interdependence with this food web. The labels and keys on this printable will help you teach students about producers and consumers.

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