Resources - to help you
Now that you have collected your data, you can see it all together and try to group minibeasts based on their characteristics. See your data here (this will open in a new window so you can keep this page open). You can rearrange the data and add new data by sending in new text messages. For example, you could start by grouping minibeasts that have legs and those that do not have legs.
The resources below will help you identify the minibeasts you have found. These resources come from web sites. As we don't have internet access today, there are local copies available on this site.
- Minibeasts Factsheet (local copy) from the Young People's Trust for the Environment
- About insect anatomy (body parts): Entomology for Beginners (local copy) - web pages downloaded from http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm
- A key to help identify the minibeasts that you find: minibeast key - PDF document downloaded from http://www.workingwithwildlife.co.uk/resource/education/minibeast.asp
Resources for teachers:
- http://www.field-guides.com/sci/minibeast/tr.htm
- http://www.pcsp.ie/html/sc_lt.php - Primary Curriculum Support Programme, Science, Living Things strand - PDF documents for different levels, with curriculum objectives & activities
- http://www.ncca.ie/eng/index.asp?docID=121 - Teacher Guidelines for Primary Science (PDF document to download), see particularly Exemplars 11-15
- http://www.primaryscience.ie - activities and games related to Primary Science
