![children in a classroom observing moths.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/003/189/full/MOTH_PSP_ART_06_Using_moths_to_make_science_cool_ObservingMoths.jpg?1674170247)
Magnifying glasses and microscopes can aid students in their careful observation of moths. Notice how these student from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti use paintbrushes, not their fingers, to move the specimens. This keeps the delicate scales on the moth wings intact for identification.