Conducting Authentic Moth Research with Students to Encourage Scientific Inquiry

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FIGURE 1: Moth trap built using instructions in “Building a simple moth trap” (available in Supplemental Materials). Shown with small keychain UV LED light turned on and ready to attract moths.

FIGURE 2: Results of moth collection. Examples of student moth collections by sixth- and eighth-grade students. Clockwise from top left: placement of two moth traps to compare bottle colors as a student research question; sorting and counting the abundance of moths and “not moth” insects; pinned moths from a trap; hawk moth pinned and displayed.