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Teaching Inquiry with Insects and Animals

Teaching Inquiry with Insects and Animals. Tiffany Heng-Moss Department of Entomology University of Nebraska. Insects in the Classroom. Great model organism for teaching life science concepts and science process skills. Insects in the Classroom. Relatively inexpensive to rear

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Teaching Inquiry with Insects and Animals

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  1. Teaching Inquiry with Insects and Animals Tiffany Heng-Moss Department of Entomology University of Nebraska

  2. Insects in the Classroom Great model organism for teaching life science concepts and science process skills

  3. Insects in the Classroom Relatively inexpensive to rear Easy to maintain Short life cycles Young learns are fascinated with insects

  4. Insects in the Classroom Huge impact on human society - damage crops and urban structures - transmit diseases - recycle organic matter - pollinate crops - influence art, music, and literature

  5. Insects in the Classroom Practical reasons - few people object to dissecting insects - increase in animal welfare concerns - few restrictions on insects - studied both indoors and outdoors

  6. Scientific Method • Observation: opportunity for students to make their own observations • Question: ask questions • Hypothesis: predict what the answer to a • question might be (make sure testable) • Methods: carry out the experiment & gather data • Results: state what happened • Conclusion: was your hypothesis confirmed or not, propose explanations

  7. Important Things to Remember when Conducting an Inquiry • Replicate • Variability in results • – small changes in environmental conditions can make a difference • - behaviors can vary among individual animals • Test only one variable

  8. Ways to do Scientific Inquiries • Structured Inquiry • Students engaged in hands-on activity • Follow precise instructions from teacher • Guided Inquiry • Teacher chooses question to investigate • Students develop procedures for investigation • Student-Initiated Inquiry • Students generate questions • Design their own investigation

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