Explore your school grounds in this experience-based activity where students can find and identify the diversity of insects found right below their feet and consider the challenges facing our insect populations.
Students will become citizen scientists and understand why insects are an essential part of our natural world and how the numbers and types of insects found can help us to better understand what is happening in our environment.
Learning Areas and Strands: Science
Duration: 50 minutes
Availability: All Year
The education programme
Guided by our educators, your students will:
- Become citizen scientists by surveying the diversity of insects in your school grounds
- Understand that documenting the insects in your area can provide important data on biodiversity
- Discuss factors that may affect insect biodiversity in your local environment.
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