Bugscope

Brenham Middle School
Session 2008-139

Application

School

Name Brenham Middle School
Location
Community Rural
Type Public

Class

Subjects science
Grades 5th Grade
Students 22

Project

Title Life in Dead Logs
Description We will be collecting and classifying the insects which are found naturally in decaying wood. The wood will be collected from a ranch along the Brazos River bottom in southeast Texas. We will use rearing containers to collect the insects over a period of 4-6 weeks. After collecting, we will classify and identify each insect and discuss the importance of its roll as a decomposer and contributor to the nitrogen cycle. Through Bugscope, we would like to focus on the insect's unique features and adaptations which allow it to decompose each rotting log.

Miscellaneous

Where did you hear
about Bugscope?
Science and Children magazine

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