Training Resources

Find downloadable teaching and learning resources to use with the macroinvertebrates.org online collection. ​
Click on the image to download.

Identification Key

Printable dichotomous key for order level identification. 
​8.5" x 11" | 203 kB PDF

Poster

Printable poster with all 150 specimens in the macroinvertebrates.org collection. 

Standard resolution (36" x 24" | 5MB PDF)
High resolution (36" x 24"| 82.4 MB PDF)

Order Sheets

Printable order sheets for Ephemeroptera (871 kB), Plecoptera (508 kB), Trichoptera (1.6 MB)​. 
​11" x 17" | PDF 

Training Deck Templates

*Coming soon*  Volunteer training deck (full 12 orders) and a Macros 101 deck.

Order Illustrations

Download illustrations of 13 orders of benthic aquatic macroinvertebrates. 
Illustration Credit: Morgan Summerlin 

Macroinvertebrate Image Gallery

Selected images for download from the collection, representing common orders used in training

ID Practice Game

Try out a beta version of a self-practice game for identifying macroinvertebrates
http://macroinvertebrates.org/quiz>

Creative Commons License
​​Materials developed for the Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Eastern North America by Macroinvertebrates.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.  Please credit Macroinvertebrates.org in use.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #1623969.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF. ​​