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This is a very fun project, but the years I have done it, I have found some major flaws. We
will fix them this year. What I am attempting to do is have the students still complete the Project, but instead of
identifying the insects themselves, we will contact actual entomolgists for the identification. This will be our first
try at this. Wish us luck.
Entomology 101
This project is called a bug collection, but that is not entirely true. All bugs may be insects,
but all insects are not bugs! What we will actually be doing is an Class Insecta collection, of sorts.
I am not one
who likes to kill creatures, unless they pose a threat of some type, or are very annoying (sometimes students fall into this
category, however, I do my best not to kill them!). Thus, instead of collecting insects, we will take pictures of
them (they can be very photogenic!). The students will use the digital microscopes on campus to get the desired image
of the insect they have collected and,with one press of a button, a picture is taken! These images will then be used
to create a team web page that will show off the not only the insect, but the collector's knowledge.
Students
will be required to:
1. Catch twenty different types of insects in any of the nine Orders we discuss in class and
found on the textbook. For example, if one ant is caught, no other ants captured will count as the required twenty.
2.
Instead of using a killing jar, students will take a picture of the insect (be sure it smiles) using the digital microscopes
in the computer room.
3. The insect can then be set free to pester others.
4. Every individual student will turn in
a Photo Collection! There are no rules about working in teams, however, just make sure that more than one picture of the insect
is taken.
5. For every picture, the following information must be listed:
a. The insects name, common and scientific
b. Classification (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species).
c. Specific location of where the
insect was found
d. At least three interesting facts about the insect
6. The photographs must be taken by the
student(s). Pictures downloaded from the internet will not be allowed If pictures are taken at home, they must be cleared
by the teacher.
7. Students will transfer all information to a Microsoft Publisher web page that may be attached to the school web
page (pending permission).
8. Collections are due on the due date, and not later (date to be given at a later time).
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