Bugscope

TUSCOLA HIGH SCHOOL
Session 2007-055

Application

School

Name TUSCOLA HIGH SCHOOL
Web site http://www.tuscola.k12.us
Location Tuscola, IL, US
Community Rural
Type Public

Class

Subjects BIOLOGY, ADVANCED BIOLOGY, AND LAB SCIENCE
Grades 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students 75

Project

Title INSECTA
Insects EARWIG, FLY, BEE, LADY BUG
Description I WILL USE THE BUGSCOPE AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS, INSECTA. IT WILL BE A GREAT HELP TO THE STUDENTS SEEING THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF INSECTS. IT WILL, ALSO, HELP THEM IN FINDING THE DIFFERENT INSECTS FOR THE INSECT COLLECTION THAT IS DUE IN OCTOBER. I WILL INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MICROSCOPES THAT ARE USED IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY. I WILL SPEND TIME TALKING ABOUT THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IN GREATER DETAIL THAN BEFORE BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF MICROSCOPE THAT WILL BE USED THAT DAY.

Miscellaneous

Where did you hear
about Bugscope?
I TOOK A WORKSHOP THIS SUMMER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CALLED THE CHAMPAIGN UNIT 4 NANOTECHNOLOGY TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

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