During an educational event at the Environmental Sustainable Action and Community Development Conference/Do-ference in April 2018, I asked a group of grade 11 school kids this very question. Like many folks, most of them had not thought much about insects until that moment.
They are irritating. They sting. They eat our vegetables. They make honey. They pollinate flowers.
That was kind of it.
It was such fun telling them about the many crucial roles insects play in nature, how we couldn’t exist without them, and then sending them on an insect treasure hunt outside. There was a map to follow, instructions to read, insects to spot, questions to answer…
Now watch this:
Don’t you love it? The entomologists of tomorrow…
This is the result you get when introducing children to insects.
2020Vision was an official partner of the Environmental Sustainable Action and Community Development Conference/Do-ference 4 – 6 April 2018.
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