Do you love bugs?  Did you know there were giant bugs in prehistoric times that are directly related to modern day creepy-crawlies?  Would you like to compare and contrast their size and traits?  This is the class for you!

This class will be a 4 week FLEX class with no live meetings.  Content will be posted on Mondays for the entire week and will include videos, craft projects, discussion posts, hands on activities, and weekly challenges.  Content will follow this schedule:

Week 1:  Meganeuropsis Permiana
We will learn all about this enormous dragonfly and its modern descendants.  What do we know for sure?  What are we speculating about?  How do the different species compare to each other?  How do they interact with humans?  How are they portrayed in pop culture?  
We will create our size chart by tracing ourselves on a large roll of paper and then measuring how big these ancient flyers were and representing them on our chart.
We will make Straw and Paper Dragonflies as our craft.
We will have a Dragonfly hunt to see where we can find them in our areas - how many places can you spot them this week?

Week 2:  Manipulator Modificaputis
We will learn about the predator cockroach and its modern descendants.  What do we know for sure?  What are we speculating about?  How do the different species compare to each other?  How do they interact with humans?  How are they portrayed in pop culture?
We will measure and add these ancient bugs to our size chart.
We will make Paper Cockroaches as our craft.
We will learn about raising cockroaches for pet food - what kinds of pets eat them?

Week 3:  Anthropleura
We will learn about the monster millipede and its modern descendants.  What do we know for sure?  What are we speculating about?  How do the different species compare to each other?  How do they interact with humans?  How are they portrayed in pop culture?
We will measure these enormous crawlers and add them to our size chart.
We will make Cardboard Tube Millipedes as our craft.
We will have millipede show and tell - can you find a millipede to share with the class?

Week 4:  Jaekelopterus Rhenaniae
We will learn about the prehistoric scorpion and its modern descendants.  What do we know for sure?  What are we speculating about?  How do the different species compare to each other?  How do they interact with humans?  How are they portrayed in pop culture?
We will measure these ferocious fiends and add them to our size chart.
We will make Pasta Box Scorpions as our craft.
We will have a pincer scavenger hunt - can you find anything in your house that has pincers similar to a scorpion?  Let's see who can find the most things!

I reserve the right to change/alter activities to fit learners needs and interests.