courtesy of Millwood School
Ask a Millwood School fifth grader about arthropods! They are going buggy for them!  Recently the fifth grade students and their teachers went exploring in the “wilds” of adjacent neighborhoods and discovered water striders, ants, earthworms, spiders and centipedes. Some of the findings were brought back to the classroom for closer observation. 

The students observed the behavior of crickets and super-worms up close through magnifying glasses and drew detailed scientific drawings.  By the end of the week, bugs seemed quite fun. As the students were racing super-worms, they found that they not only move forward very fast, but they can run backwards too! 

Peter examines some of the arthropods collected during the week. - courtesy photo

The fifth grade is currently studying invertebrates and what is more fun than bringing the children to the animals or the animals to the children. They were so careful handling each creature and so eager to find reasons for its behavior.  At the end of the day, each little critter was returned to its home.