Wednesday 11th January 2012
Thanks to funding from Scottish Natural Heritage and The Robertson Trust, Buglife has published afree education pack for teachers in Scotland. The education pack consists of 4 interactive lessons and supporting worksheets and is aimed at children aged 8 to 11 years, studying in Scotland.
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| Narrow-headed ant (Formica exsecta) © Gus Jones - an example of the species included in the education pack. |
Craig Macadam, Conservation Officer, Scotland said ‘The Scottish Education Pack - Marvellous Minibeast hopes to challenge misconceptions and raise awareness of just how important invertebrates are – for people, for other animals and ecosystems and for the planet. With this pack you will be able to encourage young people to take small steps to conserve invertebrates, and encourage them to take interest in the wildlife living with and around them’.
Lessons include information on how to make a wildlife garden for bugs, how to make bee and bug hotels, how to lead a bug hunt and the threats facing some of the star invertebrate species in Scotland including the Bog bush cricket, Aspen hoverfly and the Narrow-headed ant.
To download the free Scottish Education Pack – Marvellous Minibeasts visit www.buglife.org.uk/education
