Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. This teacher's guide, developed by the Virginia Marine Science Museum, contains information about the museum's Creepy Crawly Room, an informal educational exhibit area that features animals that are viewed in a negative fashion due to misconceptions. Some of the animals include leeches and slugs, maggots and roaches, and rats and spiders.
Visitors also learn about the benefits of fungi, animal droppings, and carnivorous plants.
The exhibit demonstrates the unique importance of each species, alleviates the negative connotations, and dispels some of the harmful myths. An activity sheet provides guidelines to help students set up their own creepy crawly exhibit. ENC does NOT distribute this resource.