So far we have received calls from schools, Boy Scout troops, day care centers, summer school classes, mentally handicapped facilities, summer camps and reading disability programs. After receiving a presentation inquiry from an organization, the Insect Ambassador coordinator sends a description of the presentation with options of times and dates to the volunteers. Those that are interested respond and the date, time and location are finalized with the coordinator, the volunteers, and the person requesting the presentation. This type of presentation is 30-50 minutes long and works best with an audience of about 25 people in a particular grade or skill level. The presenter starts out by discussing the differences between insects and their related arthropods.
Deaths head cockroaches and our pet tarantula help the audience to pick out the differences.
There are 10 different boxes with various themes for presenters to choose from. Return to UW-Madison Entomology Department Insect Ambassadors Home Page .