Extension Ideas
What else can we do?
Field Guide
Idea: use this activity as a launch for a school-based field guide — inside and out. Students could add to a shared school or classroom field guide website, or show their collected data/evidence and reflection in their digital portfolios.
Minecraft
Idea: Students can create a giant classroom with hiding places, create a hide and seek game within Minecraft Education Edition – utilizing the camera and portfolio feature. Also explore Biomes, adding the “indoor” Biome.
- Example: Minecraft Hide & Seek video
Storytelling
Idea: Students can use the photos that they uploaded, and create a story involving the insect as a character. Students might use platforms like Book Creator or Storybird — how did the insect get in the classroom? How was it surviving?
Program Your Insect!
Idea: Students use Scratch or Spheros to program their insect to find water, shelter and food. Use Makey Makey and Scratch to create interactive, informative posters or models (view an example).