Investigating Insects

Length

30 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 3, 4, 5

Minimum participants:

1

Maximum participants:

30

Primary Disciplines

Science

Program Delivery Mode

Zoom

Booking Information

Thursdays at 9:30 am and 2:00 pm (PST). For available dates/times, book on our website (https://sales.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/default.aspx?tagid=7)

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For more information contact CILC by email info@cilc.org or by phone (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

100% within 48 hours
50% 24 hours or less
0% day of

About This Provider

 

Royal BC Museum (Canada)

Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

Can’t get here in person? No problem. If you have access to a computer with a camera, a wired high-speed internet connection, a large screen and sound, we can deliver a Digital Field Trip to you and your learners! Digital Field Trips are inquiry based and staff led. They are live, two-way, interactive virtual learning experiences. We can see and hear you, and you can see and hear us.

Program Details

Format

1. Introductions to the Royal BC Museum, the presenter, and an overview of the program
2. Body parts. Through photographs, diagrams and specimen observations we determine what makes an insect
3. Through observation and movement, we explore insect behaviour and ecology
4. Practice observation skills on two species of insects that live in British Columbia.
5. Q&A. Wrap up

Objectives

• Practice observation skills
• Define what an insect is
• Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world

Standards Alignment

State Standards

BC Curricular Connections: Grades 3-5 Science, examples of Big Ideas
• Science 3 – Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their
• ecosystems.
• Science 4 - All living things sense and respond to their environment.
• Science 5 – Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.