| School Name | Franklin |
| School Homepage | http://www.d64.org/Franklin/index.html |
| Location | Park Ridge Illinois, USA |
| Community | Suburban |
| Type | Public |
| Subjects Taught | all |
| Grades Taught | 5th |
| Number of Students | 25 |
| Project Title | Small Things |
| Insects To Study | |
| Project Description | We will use Bugscope as a culminating activity in our fifth grade microscope unit. Every student will be assigned a computer and will take part in the Bugscope session at the same time. Half of the students in the class are boys and half, girls. Students are primarily white, Anglo-Saxon. We have 3 second language students from Eastern European descent. |
| Where did you hear about Bugscope? | Ours is a hands-on approach to Science. Our Science kits are prepared\r\n from a central location and sent to each classroom according to\r\n a predetermined schedule. Each kit also includes a library of\r\n non-fiction titles on the unit topic. Our curriculum is kept up\r\n to date by a Science curriculum specialist who prepares lesson\r\n plans for teachers and activity pages for students.. Our \r\n curriculum specialist |
