Bugscope

Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Community School, 6-7 Middle School
Session 2009-101

Application

School

Name Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Community School, 6-7 Middle School
Web site http://www.adel.k12.ia.us/
Location Adel, IA, US
Community Rural
Type Public

Class

Subjects science
Grades 6th Grade
Students 107

Project

Title Iowa Grassland Insects
Insects ants, bumble bees, Asian lady bugs, crickets, monarch butterflies, wasps
Description We would be participating in Bugscope as a science enrichment activity. The students have a basic understanding of entomology -- they know insect body parts and functions, and they can identify grassland insects of Iowa. These students were exposed to compound microscopes this year, and were excited to see cells and prepare some basic slides. They have seen a picture of an electron microscope in their textbooks and have looked at some images posted on a website. Seeing "real pictures" would be awesome! The building technology teacher would be showing the students your website and discussing the technology part of the project. The district technology assistant would be present during the session. I also anticipate that our building principal and our superintendent would be involved. Integration of technology into our curriculum and instruction is a district goal! Thanks for considering our application. Laura

Miscellaneous

Where did you hear
about Bugscope?
Your website and a brief summary of the project was printed in a recent copy of Instructor magazine.

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