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Isopods
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In this outdoor activity, learners dig for and collect isopods (sometimes known as "roly-poly bugs" or "potato bugs" and other names).
There’s No Place Like Home!
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).
Hunting Minibeasts
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In this activity (p.6-10 of PDF), learners use different methods for hunting minibeasts (bugs). Learners can either make traps or simply look for minibeasts under stones and logs.
Build a Bug
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners use art supplies to build models of insects, both real or imagined.
How to Train Your Robot
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In this activity, learners discover that training a robot can be hard work! Learners investigate how robots complete a task by following a list of sequential instructions.
Fruit Fly Trap
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Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.
Make a Wire Critter That Can Walk on Water
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In this activity, learners make water-walking critters using thin wire, and then test how many paper clips these critters can carry without sinking.
Walk On Water Bugs
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In this activity (on pages 29-35), learners examine water pollution and filtration.
Kidbots
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In this activity, one person acts as a human robot while another acts as their developer by programming their actions.
Shake a Shrub
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This is an activity where learners will discover what types and how many insects live in their own backyard.
Jitterbugs
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In this activity, learners construct bug models that "jitter" all over the table with just a battery, motor, and counterweight.