Jezisek's Yellow Jackets Observe Ladybugs!

Mrs. Jezisek's Yellow Jackets are currently learning about ladybugs.  They recently used "Proscopes," which are digital microscopes that connect to laptops, to view living ladybugs.  The students were able to use the Proscopes to observe the eyes, antennae, mouthparts, and legs of the ladybugs. They also closely examined the thorax and abdomen. They all saw the silver beating heart of the ladybugs working when they looked at the underside of it.  The Yellow Jackets told me "The ladybug looked like a gigantic monster!"  The students were amazed at their ability to become entomologists for a day.

Thank you to Mrs. Jezisek's Yellow Jackets for helping write and edit this post also! They are becoming great writers and added sparkle to this post.