This course offers a general overview of insects and explores how they can be used in the classroom to enhance science education. Topics include insect diversity, classification of insects and other organisms, insect structure and function, insect behavior, and science inquiry.

Module 1:
Module 1 provides an overview on reasons to study insects, the classification system, insect biology, and specific insects for classroom use. This module consists of eleven lectures covered over a 5 week time period. Three online, multiple choice quizzes will be given on Sept. 8, Sept. 15, and Sept. 27. The objectives of these quizzes are to encourage weekly preparation and to provide feedback on your understanding of the course content.

Module 2:
Module 2 focuses on science inquiry and provides you with the opportunity to gain experience in teaching science inquiry lessons with insects. This module also serves as a stepping stone to developing your own science inquiry lessons. In order to successful complete this module, you must present two guided inquiry lessons to students and complete the ‘Classroom Instruction and Evaluation of Inquiry Lesson’ worksheet for both inquiry lessons presented.

Module 3:
Module 3 requires you to incorporate the content knowledge on insects learned in Module 1 with the steps of the inquiry process to generate two unique inquiry investigations for K-12 classrooms.

Instructors

Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss
Office: 201B Plant Industry, East Campus
Phone: 472-8708 Fax: 472-4687
E-mail: thengmoss2@unl.edu

Doug Golick, M.Ed.
Office: 123 Biochemistry, East Campus
Phone: 472-8334 Fax: 472-4687
E-mail: dgolick2@unl.edu