Entomology Games and Other Activities

  • Beat Bugs Activities: Children's activities created by UNL grad students to coorespond with the cartoon "Beat Bugs."
  • Entomology Camp Activities: Developed by UNL grad student Marissa Cornish, this includes lesson plans for several activities exploring insect communication.
  • Entomology Go! (Augmented Reality Game created by UNL graduate student Dawn Sikora): Undertake a virtual journey to search out hidden insects in the UNL Entomology Department and around East Campus. To begin, download the Taleblazer app for your iPhone or Android. Then click here for instructions. Happy hunting!
  • Firefly Flash: Watch a YouTube video on Fireflies.
  • Insect Scavenger Hunt (live action scavenger hunt game created by graduate student Eric Honerlaw)
  • Pest PI Video Game : Created by UNL, take on the role of Pest Private Eye in this point-and-click video game where you learn about pests and how to manage them using IPM. Purchase CDs.
  • Pest World for Kids: From the National Pest Management Association, this site offers a number of learning games about insect pests for children of all ages! Games include Pest Detective, Archibald's Adventure, Bug Builder, and Sort the Bugs.
  • Science Detectives Training Room Escape: Short online "escape room" game that teaches how to use the scientific method.
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities: Developed by UNL entomology graduate students, this site offers a number of activities that can be done in conjunction with the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
  • Who Wants to be an Entomologist--Starship Troopers Edition Game: Developed by UNL entomology graduates students, this is a Jeopardy like game based on the movie Starship Troopers.