Bugscope

Princeton Young Achievers
Session 2002-040

Application

School

Name Princeton Young Achievers
Web site http://www.princetonyoungachievers.org
Location Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Community Suburban
Type Other

Class

Subjects physics, chemistry, biology
Grades 3-5th
Students

Project

Title What makes an insect?
Insects ant, moth, spider, pill bug
Description The purpose of the Bugscope experiment would be to compare insects with other arthropods on macroscopic and microscopic scales and to see how these observa- tions compare with students' predictions. They will be studying bugs and insects for one week and this activity would fit in perfectly with their camp curriculum. As students in this program come from low- to middle-income families and are less likely to have internet access at home, this experiment will 1) give them a web experience they are otherwise unlikely to have, and 2) hopefully give them new insight into the opportunities offered by the internet. I also hope that this

Miscellaneous

Where did you hear
about Bugscope?
Friend forwarded the URL

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