This group learned about insects, then studied the insects of the Rio Grande Bosque.
The Rio Grande Nature Center is a
wonderful resource for both students and teachers.
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| Here we're digging to find insects.
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Lots of insects live here. |
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| Got you! |
Recycled Insects
In addition to completing the FMF BUGS project, we participated in the Recycle Santa Fe project. We studied insects, did scientific drawings, and made large scale bugs out of recycled items.
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| Paper cup bumble bee. |
Coat hanger damsel fly. |
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| Styrofoam dung beetle. |
Hercules beetle! |
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| Scientific Drawing of the Painted
Grasshopper. |
First place for the art version
made of old car parts. |
The winning outfit is made completely out of shredded soda cans!
We saw some wild
costumes made out of junk too!
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| Seed packet outfit. |
Crocheted phone wire. |
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| Dress of nails! |
New use for a trampoline. |
We learned even more about insects using Interact's Insect Island simulation.
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