We’re very excited here at New Horizons to participate in the Malaise Trap program! We’ve had a couple of snow-free weeks here in the Capital Region of Alberta, so hopefully we’ll see a few bugs next week!
Spruce View Trap is Deployed!
Spruce View School’s (Spruce View, Alberta) Biology 20 class set up our Malaise Trap this morning. Cold and windy, but at least we know it is secure!
First Day!
We’ll be setting up the trap today. Our whole class is so excited to be part of this program. We’ll keep you posted with pictures soon.
Sailesh Nankani, Grade 11
Wellington Hall Academy is Getting Ready!
The grade 5/6 class has been exploring areas to set the Malaise Trap. Our school is located in one of the buildings at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph and we are lucky to have access to 240 hectares of land!
We scouted some areas and chose a location that would be close to the school so we can easily keep an eye on the trap. It is in an area that the students think will have a high insect biodiversity.
We are looking forward to deploying the Malaise Trap on Monday and we are glad the snow is gone!
Hello from Petitcodiac Regional School in NB
Valley Elementary Students Search for Ideal Location
47 enthusiastic grade four students from Valley Elementary searched the school property to find a feasible location for their Malaise trap. However, with snow on the ground and a forecast for possible flurries and temperatures below freezing on Sunday, it may be a challenge to find the ideal spot!
Bug Sorting Activity
Purpose:
- To understand the advantages of grouping or classifying of organisms on the basis of common characteristics, and the necessity of a common classification scheme.
Strategy Overview:
Students will explore different classification schemes by grouping arthropod shapes
We also viewed this site: The 5 Kingdoms of Life
You can download the bug sorting activity on the Course Materials page!
Greetings from BRHS
We are looking forward to deploying our trap even though we are still surrounded by snow. Not sure how many insects are around yet but we are excited to participate!
Thoughts from a few Précieux-Sang students
As we get ready to set up our Malaise trap tomorrow morning, our 6th grade students are anxious to see what kind of creatures we will catch over the next two weeks. Here are some thoughts from a few of our students:
My thinking for this project is that we’re going to have a lot of fun but it will be weird at the same time. I hope we catch a lot of bugs and maybe even some rare ones! I’m really excited for this project. Here in Winnipeg, it’s pretty warm and I guess we’re gonna get a lot of creepy crawlies!
-Saeed Saeed, 6M
Hey! We’re from Manitoba and we want to say hello and wish you good luck. We are so glad to be having this experience with a bunch of schools across the country. What if we find some poisonous spiders or scorpions? The experience seems fun and we hope we will do well!
-Gabriel Laplante, 6M
I think there will be a lot of flies – but they might be ones that aren’t discovered yet!. We are all excited about this activity because we want to know if there will be cool insects in the trap.
-Zacharie Bouchard, 6S
I can’t wait to get started on this project! I think it’s going to be really fun because we get to catch insects we might have never seen before. I wonder what kind of insects we’re going to find – probably a lot of flies and common flying bugs. I don’t think we will get a grasshopper – it’s not the right time of the year for them.
-Nastassja Loiselle, 6S
We Contacted the Media
The classroom reporters have contacted the media which include both GX94 (radio) and Yorkton this Week (newspaper). They sent them both an email yesterday and have received confirmation that they will be coming next week to interview and take pictures. More to follow!
Reporters: Caelan, Chai, and Jenna
Blogger: Keenan