Older students can go on a field trip to visit the beekeeper's premises and write a report about the experience. Have students organize a panel of experts who can address the issue in your classroom. Invite a farmer, an entomologist and a commercial insect exterminator. Have students ask each professional about his or her job, including necessary education, daily routine, rewards and disadvantages. Have students prepare questions in advance that focus on the role of technology in studying insects and controlling them.
Some students can use a video camera to create a documentary of the trip.
Others can write or adapt music, and still others can write narration. See also Pest Control Panel Discussion for another activity which correlates insects to science, technology and society. Welcome your students to Bug World with some time to explore the home page . Use an overhead projection system or let small groups take turns exploring at a desktop computer. They'll find the Scrapbook, Amazing Roach Facts, Roaches in Review, Roach Anatomy, and an informative Glossary.