Educational Insects On the Road
By Betsy Bennett-Stacey, Curator
The collections of The Nature Museum are divided between items that are designated for exhibit and display and items that are designated for educational use. We recently acquired some specimens that have proved to be very useful for educating program participants about insects and their relatives. These insect specimens are contained in Lucite cubes that can be passed around and explored by hands young and old. These three dimensional, real specimens help learners to understand about natural science in a way that drawings, photos and television cannot. They are the next best thing to seeing the live animals in the wild. The Museum will take these specimens on the road this summer when we travel around the state teaching “Insect Investigation” programs at libraries from Shelburne to Bennington and many towns in between.
