(Oneida County, NY – July 2013) Approximately 120, third grade students from both Camden and McConnellsville were visited by The Cornell Cooperative Extension Touring Teacher prior to the end of the school year. Students learned about Insects, their life cycles and the evolutionary adaptations that allow insects to inhabit many different climates and geographic locations. Following the presentation students split into teams where they were challenged to build a bug from a box of common household and recyclable items.
All students that attended the touring teacher workshop are eligible for the FREE Field trip to attend INSECTAPALOOZA at Cornell University in October 2013 if they:
- Register at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/4-H.Build-a-bug _230
- Build-a-Bug Directions can be found at http://goo.gl/63JAt or http://www.cceoneida.com/assets/Youth-and-Family/Natural-Resources/21-Natural-Resources-class-7-Build-a-bug.pdf
- Write a story about their bug explaining why it has the characteristics it does.
- Bring the bug and story to Kirch Hardware in Camden on Sat. July 13th between Noon and 3pm. Your child will meet with a 4-H representative to discuss their insect.
Insects will be placed on display at the 2013 Boonville Fair. Please do not build the bugs from valuable objects and if you want your bug returned please make arrangements by calling Lynette at 736-3394 x105
What is Insectapalooza? For the past several years the Cornell Lab of Entomology has opened its doors to the public for a fun educational family event called Insectapalooza. College students from the Entomology Department organize the day’s event with true hands-on insect opportunities including cockroach races, an indoor butterfly house and live exhibits of spiders, scorpions and tarantulas. The public is invited into the vaults to view the insect collection, encouraged to speak directly with students about the research they are working on, and for the truly adventurous, there is an opportunity to sample some cricket cookies.
This opportunity is exclusively for Camden and McConnellsville students and has been made possible by a generous donation from International Wire and Kirch Hardware.
Learn more about 4-H in Oneida County by visiting www.ceoneida.com or call 315-736-3394 x105.