Backyard Bugs
With this software, students in grades K-4 will learn about life science topics through exploration and discovery of the insect world. The goal is to develop software modules that delve into the characteristics of virtual live insects, their life cycles and their environments.
Backyard Bugs - Discovery-based Science Explorations
The screen shot examples below show the monarch butterfly explorations.
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Main Menu Clicking the milkweed “hotspot” opens the Close-up Milkweed Screen.
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Close–up Milkweed Screen Use an appropriate tool to collect either a monarch butterfly, caterpillar or an egg
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Virtual Laboratory Screen
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Video Screen
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Butterfly Food Investigation Screen Click a food item to watch a video clip
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Life Cycle Video Screen (Egg hatching) Click any of the life stage icons to see a video clip.
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| Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Drug Abuse Grant Number: 1 R43 DA13557-01. This project is funded under the SBIR program (Phase I). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s). |
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leads
to the Video Screen.
may
be used to explore close-ups of the caterpillar or butterfly
plays
audio explanations .
cycles
through the four stages of the Monarch
represents
locomotion
opens
the Caterpillar or Butterfly Food Investigation Screen
rotates
the caterpillar or butterfly
