IV 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1753 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2010 Mr. Davis of Kentucky submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Commending North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, for its multidisciplinary study and selection of a National Invertebrate.

Whereas a group of 24 fifth grade students from North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, undertook a year-long study of the many invertebrate species, their effects on the Earth, and the interrelation between these species and the natural and social sciences in order to identify a National Invertebrate that best embodies the character of the people of the United States; Whereas this curriculum engaged students in the disciplines of biology, history, architecture, marketing, computer science, composition, and political science in order to understand the workings of invertebrates, understand the effects of pollinators, pests, and microbes on food supply and scientific advances, construct stadiums for the Invertebrate Games competitions, promote the National Invertebrate Project and Invertebrate Games, manage two websites and blogs at http://www.nationalinvertabrate.com and http://www.invertebrategames.com, write content for these websites, and promote their National Invertebrate in Washington, DC; Whereas in the process of selecting a National Invertebrate, fifth grade students at North Pointe Elementary solicited more than 4,000 votes through online polling to choose a National Invertebrate; Whereas the winner of this poll, the firefly, received 944 votes and was chosen by North Pointe Elementary as the National Invertebrate; Whereas the National Invertebrate project has succeeded in engaging elementary students with hands-on learning in the classroom; Whereas the students who participated in this project include Tyler Andrews, Morgan Applegate, Austin Cain, Riley Davis, Andi Dorning, Mikayla Ernest, Tyler Fraiture, Dee Gose, Devin Heffernan, Ryuta King, Hanna Leas, Laura Lewis, Katelyn Murphy, Ryan Newman, Connor Nickson, Dhruvil Patel, Hannah Reddy, Emma Rogers, Ashay Shah, Rujul Singh, Megan Taulbee, Olivia Timmerding, Jessica Tran, and Isaiah Watts; and Whereas the faculty and professional support who participated in this project include Jacob Brown, Matthew Guenther, and Dr. Christopher Lorentz: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)commends the fifth grade students and associated faculty, parents, and professionals of North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, on their project to select the firefly as the National Invertebrate; and (2)encourages other schools to undertake similar multidisciplinary studies and organize similar competitions for the purposes of advancing elementary education and student engagement.