This field guide was created by 2nd graders in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was part of a two-month Learning Expedition that included field observation and collection, classroom experimentation and research, reading from books and websites, and work with a local entomologist. Students became experts in the insects local to Western Massachusetts, and then began working with a partner on a specific insect. Each entry in the field guide contains scientific illustrations of the pair's insect, a life cycle of the insect, and detailed written descriptions.

Concepts

insects, nonfiction writing

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Additional Tags

children's artwork, field guide, field research, el education, expeditionary learning, expeditionary learning: field guide to insects in western massachusetts, writing nonfiction

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)