This fall, our class (Division 4 at Brooksbank) will take part in a national scientific study to determine what kind of flying insects live around our school. Schools across Canada, at the same time as ours, set out a special mesh "tent" for 2 weeks, then send the collected specimens to the University of Guelph where DNA barcoding and analysis will take place.
Students in our class will be learning about what we need to do this coming week, and then starting Sept 21 we will deploy our own mesh "tent", called a Malaise Trap (after René Malaise who invented it in 1934).
Stop by any time this week if you are interested, or ask your child... they'll know lots starting this upcoming week!
