Exploring Entomology: University of Oxford Natural History Museum
How can something so small be so important to the environment? In these workshops, explore the extreme diversity within insect species, and begin to understand how each have adapted to suit the environments they are in, becoming integral parts of the ecosystem. Then, having looked at which exist around you – begin to think about what works needs to be done to conserve these creatures.
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University of Natural History Museum
Workshop One: What makes an Insect?
Beginning with an introduction to how insects are defined, students will begin to understand how to differentiate between different types of creatures, and the unique and interesting biological processes they undergo in their lifetimes. Using their acquired knowledge of differentiation, students will then study the images of insects on their worksheets to test their observation skills, before getting a taste of real fieldwork by gathering and studying insects in their local area.
Workshop Two: Insects In Their Environment
To learn more about the importance of insects, entomology, and conservation work for biologists more broadly, students will be engaging with the environmental processes insects are most crucial to. Having understood the centrality of insects to the natural world, students will then test their research skills by looking into careers in biology and conservation – creating their very own job advertisements of the skills you would need in this area.
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