Community Scientist: Li Murphy

Step 1: Watch the video

Step 2: Use the worksheets/resources below

Step 3: Do the challenge and submit photos/videos/data.

Step 4: Come back next week or try a past challenge!


Some of our favorite Submissions!

Thanks to all 10 scientists who submitted to our first weekly challenge! You've already helped make future challenges even better! Here are two of our favorites...

Avril, Age 9, constructed a choice chamber out of cardboard and gave her ant a choice of peanut butter or sugar!

Alvaro, age 18, submitted his data sheet from experiments he conducted using both larvae and worms!


What is a choice chamber?

A choice chamber is a tool used to study animal behavior. Each side of the chamber is set up with different food, habitat, or temperature and then you can observe which side your animal prefers.


Citizen Science

Click below to contribute to the citizen science bug hunting community.

Online Resource

Click below for "How To" find and identify bugs in and near your home.


Make a data sheet like this to record the habitat that your bug likes best!

Make a drawing that highlights the special characteristics of your bug!

Record the species you discover using both it's scientific and common name!