Science Action Club: Bug Safari Kit
A Science Action Club kit makes it easy and fun to lead hands-on STEM in afterschool and summer programsno experience necessary. Through games, projects, and exciting investigations, youth explore nature, contribute to authentic science research, and design creative strategies to protect the planet.
_x000D_With content from a world-class science museum and research institution, the kit includes easy-to-follow activity plans, a complete set of STEM supplies, and 2-hour online, self-paced, professional development training for staff. The training provides step-by-step guidance for all 12 activities in the unit, as well as important science concepts and helpful strategies for teaching STEM in an informal learning environment.
_x000D_With Bug Safari, youth will explore small creatures with big environmental impacts. On local field expeditions, youth will search for arthropods, collect specimens, and post photographs to iNaturalista citizen science project and online social network for nature research. Tapping into the global scientific community, youth will use real tools and technology to learn the basics of bug science and what it means to be an entomologist.
_x000D_Additional Information
- _x000D_Recommended grades: 5-8 _x000D_
- Number of students supported: 20+ _x000D_
- Number of activities: 12+ _x000D_
- Contact hours: Each activity is designed for a 60- to 90-minute club session and can be extended with the bonus resources included _x000D_
- Lesson plan sample PDF: Engineer an Arthropod _x000D_
- Lesson plan sample PDF: Tools of the Trade _x000D_
- Standards alignment: NGSS Connections _x000D_
- Recommended settings: Summer camps, afterschool programs, homeschool environments
_x000D_Activity Topics
- _x000D_Field Study _x000D_
- Observe Like a Scientist _x000D_
- Engineer an Arthropod _x000D_
- Tools of the Trade _x000D_
- Arthropod Apartments _x000D_
- Color Your Camouflage _x000D_
- Habitat Health _x000D_
- Pollination Station _x000D_
- Indestructible Web _x000D_
- Map the Habitat _x000D_
- Critter Chronicles _x000D_
- Food for Thought
| Name | Include Note |
|---|---|
| Sidewalk Chalk, Stick | Included |
| Petri Dishes | Included |
| Aerial Net | Included |
| Thermometers | Included |
| Foam Circles | Included |
| Tools of the Trade Station Cards Set | Included |
| Brushes | Included |
| Cups | Included |
| Paper Straws | Included |
| Pipe Cleaners, Long | Included |
| Pipe Cleaners, Short | Included |
| Rubber Bands | Included |
| String, Roll | Included |
| Crayons, Pack | Included |
| Scissors | Included |
| Map the Habitat Cards Set | Included |
| Pollination Station Cards Set | Included |
| Engineer an Arthropod Handouts | Included |
| Indestructible Web Cards Set | Included |
| Taxonomy Cards Set | Included |
| Tissue Paper Sheets | Included |
| Science Action Club Certificates | Included |
| Science Action Club Stickers | Included |
| Pollination Station Data Sheets | Included |
| Race for Resources Food Tokens Set | Included |
| Arthropod Puzzle Cards Set | Included |
| Biodiversity Bingo Grid Sheets | Included |
| Construction Paper, White, Sheets | Included |
| Creature Catch Phrase Cards Set | Included |
| Engineer an Arthropod Cards Set | Included |
| Bug Safari and iNaturalist Guide | Included |
| Camouflage Standoff Cards Set | Included |
| Color Your Camouflage Cards Set | Included |
| Construction Paper, Colored, Pack | Included |
| Tape, Roll | Included |
| Filter Papers | Included |
| pH Strips | Included |
| Magnifying Lenses | Included |
| Magnifying Loupe | Included |
| Wooden Dowels | Included |
| Pooters | Included |
| Pine Cones | Included |
| Science Action Club Pencils | Included |
| Science Action Club Notebooks | Included |
| Beating Sheets | Included |
| Bug Safari Buttons | Included |
| Bug Safari Guidebook | Included |
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