Education at the Frost Entomological Museum

A public display area is open to the public during the week Monday through Friday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm. There is no charge for admission. Many of our displays are geared towards children. Children and adults enjoy our live arthropod zoo and the working beehive that is on display.

Guided Tours
We offer short guided tours of our collections and of our live insect displays. These tours focus on understanding and appreciating biodiversity, and on the scientific role of insect museums in both documenting and preserving biodiversity. For very young children the focus is on accepting insects and other small animals as interesting and important creatures. With progressively older children we emphasize an appreciation of insects and other invertebrates as critical elements of a healthy environment. With older students and adults there is discussion of the impacts of human activities on biodiversity.

If you would like to set up a tour for your group, contact Hannah Stout at hxc16@psu.edu. Group sizes must be kept to about 25, as our space is limited.

Department of Entomology Bug Camp
The Frost Entomology Museum contributes to the Bug Camp for Kids (8-12 year age group) and provides mentoring for student research projects in the Advanced Bug Camp for Kids (10-14 year age group). For more information and to register please click here.

Forensic Entomology Workshop
This three day field and classroom course teaches the basic collection and preservation techniques and principles necessary in documenting insect evidence at a crime scene. It is designed for forensic investigators including state and municipal police, forensic pathologists, and coroners. More information is available here.

Educational Resources
Check out our Links page for some great educational tools involving insects!