Itching to Get Started

We at M.C.Knoll School are itching to get started to learn about biodiversity and the Malaise Trap Program. Here are a few things we will be doing this week…

1) Watch the classroom video found in the Course Materials section(biodiversity, DNA barcoding, Malaise trap)

2) Brainstorm and research- What insects do we already know that visit our playground? What do we know about these specimens? What can we find out?

3) Start creating questions for the Malaise Trap team to answer (then send in through email) example. Has there been a Malaise Trap set up near Yorkton, Saskatchewan in the past?

4) Following the School Malaise Trap program Twitter feeds

What are you doing? We would love to get ideas from you.

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Lucky Lake School

Hello!

We are the grade 3/4 class in Lucky Lake.

Today we are going on a hunt to find the perfect spot for our trap.

We are so excited and so happy to have been chosen to participate in this program.

We have some questions that we would like to ask you:

1. What does the trap look like?

2. How do the creatures survive once they are trapped?

3. How long do we get to use the trap at our school?

4. How do the bugs get into the trap?

Sincerely,

Grade 3/4 class

 

 

So Much Snow!

Hello Everyone!

We are very excited to take part in the Malaise Trap Program. We have a great deal of snow here on Prince Edward Island with approximately 20-25 cm more coming on Sunday! We have an idea where our perfect location is but we are waiting for some of the snow to melt before we post a picture!

Talk to you soon,

Miscouche Consolidated