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Bugscope …Teach your students about bugs in a new and dynamic way!!. What is Bugscope? Bugscope is a free remote teaching program. It’s a tool for teachers to use when teaching science. How does Bugscope work?
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Bugscope…Teach your students about bugs in a new and dynamic way!!
What is Bugscope? Bugscope is a free remote teaching program. It’s a tool for teachers to use when teaching science
How does Bugscope work? • Send dead insect specimens to The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Specimens are prepared for viewing under the electron microscope at UIUC. • Submit an application online • Bugscope experts make contact to set up a practice run.
What do I need to do this? Projection screen High speed internet connection Prepared specimens A room large enough to accommodate your class
Why should I teach bugs using Bugscope? • Compare and contrast various insects • Promotes authentic learning • Develop greater curiosity • And more
Prior to the Bugscope “field trip” • Student preparation • Trade books • Research • Writing • Hands on activity or investigation • Generate questions from the above experiences
During the Buscope “field trip” • Students see what they have read about, and then generate more questions • Experts are available to answer new questions • Students made connections between classroom learning and images on the screen.
Bugscope • Try the Bugscope