Bugs n Slugs was showcasing its services at the 2003 SASTA Conference at Adelaide's Saint Ignatius' College on the 14th and 15th of April. A Bugs n Slugs display stand allowed delegates to ask us questions and view some of the exciting live animals we use daily in our education programs.

Bugs n Slugs Workshops 

How to use invertebrate animals in the classroom with maximum learning outcomes

Abstract

This workshop is ideal for both science teachers and school laboratory technicians. The primary and secondary Life Systems curriculum for South Australian schools, contains many learning outcomes that may be difficult to achieve with regular teaching methods. We feel that a large proportion of Life System learnings are best conveyed by studying invertebrate animals in the classroom.

In this workshop we discuss a few learning examples from the primary and secondary curriculum. We will demonstrate how you can use easily available insects and other invertebrate animals in the classroom to explain complex scientific concepts such as metamorphosis, life histories, life cycles, growth, nutrition, population dynamics, scientific classification, biodiversity, ecosystem health and services, bioethics and much more.