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Bugscope

Bugscope. Allison Bagley. The Beetle. Beetle Summary. Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera Beetles can be found on vegetation, in rotting wood or plants, in carrion, fungi, and dung Some are aquatic, living in bodies of water that range from small puddles to cold mountain streams

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Bugscope

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  1. Bugscope Allison Bagley

  2. The Beetle

  3. Beetle Summary • Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera • Beetles can be found on vegetation, in rotting wood or plants, in carrion, fungi, and dung • Some are aquatic, living in bodies of water that range from small puddles to cold mountain streams • They have a major impact on the ecosystem, they feed on fungi and plants and animal debris, and eat other invertebrates • Some beetles are excellent hunters and predators

  4. Summary Cont. • The entire lifespan of a beetle consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult • An insect is said to be born once it crawls out of its egg • It is hard to tell how long a beetle lives, but in some cases, such as in many skin beetles, the whole life cycle will take no more than 3 to 4 weeks

  5. References • Beetles and Other Insects: www.gardensafari.net/english/beetles.htm • Beetles: www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/beetles.html

  6. This image is more detailed than the bug I found online You are able to see the tiny details on a the fly, such as the hair, by how magnified this image is. Hair on fly’s body

  7. Technologies • The microscope used in Bugscope is the ESEM • It uses a stage to position the bug and sets the magnification. This is used to focus on the fine details of the specimen • By using this microscope, students are able to see the characteristics that makes up an insect

  8. NSES Standards • Content Standard C: activities k-4 • This standard is to develop an understanding of the characteristics of organisms • This is applied to Bugscope because by asking questions about insect characteristics and looking at the magnified images of insects, students are able to see fine details of how an insect looks which enhances their understanding

  9. Literature • Literature that could be connected to Bugscope are: trade books such as “The Hungry Caterpillar” and “My Bug”, bug units in text books, and articles about insects to find out background information about the insect These sources are a good way to get students to learn about insects and then see the insects in detail on Bugscope

  10. Bugscope applied to other Curriculum • This program can be applied to Geography. Students can learn about the different regions insects live and then ask questions or look at the insects on Bugscope • In Art, students can first look at magnified images of insects by using Bugscope and then draw what they have seen

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