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ERIC Number: EJ447814
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Insect-ual Pursuits.
Mallow, David
Science Teacher, v58 n7 p36-39 Oct 1991
Explains how insects can be used to stimulate student writing. Describes how students can create their own systems to classify and differentiate insects. Discusses insect morphology and includes three detailed diagrams. The author provides an extension activity where students hypothesize about the niche of an insect based on its anatomy. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Strategies, Elementary Schools, Entomology, Insects, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Hands on Science