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'4-H CATCH THE BUG

Sample Day Long Schedule

July 7 and July 8, 1998

12:15 ­ 12:30	REGISTRATION
12:30 ­ 12:45	ASSEMBLY
12:45 ­ 2:00	SPEAKER ON BUGS ­ WE WILL LEARN TO CATCH BUGS, MOUNT THEM, AND LEARN ABOUT IPM (INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT), BUG SCAVENGER HUNT
2:00 ­ 2:30	CRAFTS, BUTTERFLY, CATERPILLAR, BUG HUNT
2:30 ­ 4:45	SWIMMING
4:45 ­ 5:00	GET READY FOR DINNER
5:00 ­ 6:15	DINNER AND SONGS
6:15 ­ 7:30	I ATE A BUG CAMP MATCH THE BUGS
7:30 ­ 8:00	GAMES
8:00 ­ 8:30	GET READY FOR SKITS
8:45 ­ 9:00	PACK UP

CATCH THE BUG!

Sample schedule

INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS:

Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:

OVERVIEW

Catch the Bug at 4-H Camp
Kids Love Bugs
Bugs Are a Good Introduction to Science

BUG BASICS:

What is an insect
How do insects eat?
Identifying insects
Insect orders

FIELD WORK:

Collecting bugs ­ nets and traps
Killing jars and relaxing jars
Mounting insects ­ Insect collections

BUG GAMES

BREAK INTO SMALL GROUPS FOR LEARNING STATIONS:

Buggy crafts
Insect deli
Dissecting grasshoppers
Closer look at insect specimens

HANDOUTS AND EVALUATION ­ DOOR PRIZES

Resource: 4-H Entomology Curriculum shared by Penn State