Studying roaches in the classroom provides a great way for young children to experience hands-on learning, interdisciplinary activities, and exploration of the insect world. Roaches are great to observe and teach the basic concepts of nutrition, social structure, breeding, animal care, and more. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are the perfect roach specimen for the science classroom. They are easy to handle, they do not bite, produce little odor compared to other terrarium animals, they have a fascinating social structure, easy to breed and are very cool looking!