Teaching ecological concepts with mudd duaber nests

Mud dauber nests - widely available, inexpensive, safe and easy to use - offer a novel and highly motivating way to teach ecological concepts to life science students at many grade levels. Added benefits include opportunities to think scientifically, practise basic skills, frame hypotheses, and make...

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Published in:Australian science teachers' journal 1999-08, Vol.45 (3), p.21
Main Authors: Matthews, Robert W, Matthews, Janice R
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Ecology
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Inferences
Insects
Public Schools
Science education
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