Bee’sBee’s

Kristin PangmanKristin Pangman

Bee’sBee’s

Bee DrawingsBee Drawings

BeforeAfter

What has changed?What has changed?

The before picture came out of my head. I took what The before picture came out of my head. I took what little I already knew about bees and drew from little I already knew about bees and drew from memory.memory.

The after picture is a collaboration of looking at the The after picture is a collaboration of looking at the bee under the dissecting microscope as well as bee under the dissecting microscope as well as looking at still pictures of bees online. This is different looking at still pictures of bees online. This is different because I can actually look at the specifics of the bees because I can actually look at the specifics of the bees anatomy in order to make a more anatomically anatomy in order to make a more anatomically correct representation of the bee. I am certainly not correct representation of the bee. I am certainly not an artist but there are obvious changes made to the an artist but there are obvious changes made to the after drawing. The body segments are more after drawing. The body segments are more proportional, the legs are placed in the correct spots, proportional, the legs are placed in the correct spots, and the wings are more detailed. and the wings are more detailed.

NSES & BugscopeNSES & Bugscope

Structure and function in living systems Structure and function in living systems The bee is a living system and understanding living systems The bee is a living system and understanding living systems

habitats, food sources, populations, and communities is habitats, food sources, populations, and communities is integral in their overall understanding of life science.integral in their overall understanding of life science.

Bugs are an easy way to get the children to broaden their Bugs are an easy way to get the children to broaden their observational and investigational abilities in science in general.observational and investigational abilities in science in general.

Using Bugscope as a method of teaching and/or Using Bugscope as a method of teaching and/or introduction into bugs (particularly bees) offers introduction into bugs (particularly bees) offers students the chance to view the specimen in such students the chance to view the specimen in such detail not found in the real world. Since it is detail not found in the real world. Since it is presented by a reputable university we can be presented by a reputable university we can be assured that what we are presenting to our students assured that what we are presenting to our students is credible and authentic.is credible and authentic. Dissecting microscopes offer student the hands on approach Dissecting microscopes offer student the hands on approach

to observing their own bugs up close. to observing their own bugs up close.