This page provides links to 1) arthropod-related general information, 2) arthropod-related activities and curricular materials, 3) Bugscope project proposal guidelines, 4) representative proposals from the first year of Bugscope operation, and 5) model proposals for different grade levels. The Bugscope Teacher Information page and it's links were developed and are regularly updated by University Laboratory High School faculty and students.
Arthropod General Information
A Brief Overview of the Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
Insect Order Information (Including Links to "Best of the Web" for Each Insect Order)
Arthropod-Related Activity and Curricular Resources
Online Arthropod Activities for Different Grade Levels
Advanced Arthropod Studies Curriculum
- Supplement to arthropod study and activities students typically encounter in high school level biology, ecology and environmental sciences classes. Each component may be used individually or may be integrated with others in whatever way is most meaningful to individual teaching situations. These activities lend equally well to cooperative or independent learning situations. All of these projects require use of the Internet-based resources as a the major resources in gaining further knowledge. Each project is tied to real-world knowledge, not memorization and abstractions. Many of the projects have a myriad of project extensions. Curricular activities are Microarthropod Collection and Examination, Microarthropod Variation and Taxonomy, Quantitative Study of Arthropod Ecology, Determination of Evolutionary Relationships Using Biology Workbench Education Enhancements, Scientific Proposal Writing Using the Bugscope Model and Introduction to Online Scientific Journals.
Bugscope Proposal Guidelines and Representative Proposals (98-99 School Year)
Model Bugscope Viewing Proposals
Model Bugscope-based Experiment and Experiment-based Proposal
Effect of Host Variation on Adult Female Melittobia digitata Wing Size
Created 8/12/99. Last modified 8/12/99.