Jackson School's Bugs and Soil projects this fall complemented our Pair Project very well. My students searched for and counted specific insects that are prevalent in Idaho, in the fall and particularly those that are prolific during periods of drought. The children were especially interested in speculating about how the climate impacts all living creatures. For our primary activity, we raised water nymphs in our classroom aquarium which led to discussions about evolution, adaptation and species survival. Later we added frogs, tadpoles and fish which altered the ph of the aquarium, making it an inhospitable environment for all of the organisms. Discussing the impact creatures have on the environment and also the ways creatures are impacted by the environment was something of a living sudoku puzzle. With every scenario was a totally new or different outcome. Soil samples, as habitats for organisms, were taken and tested for ph and abundance of visible life. Insect habitats were studied in order to obtain more information about specific "bugs" but more importantly for the students to experiment with models of identification and working forward and backward with data. For example, if an insect is traced to decomposing timber, what can be hypothesized about its diet? What can be hypothesized about the environment? Based on your observations where would you predict that you might find other members of the species.