Who's the Boss of the Anthill? - extended version

LIFE SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students will act out the roles of queen, workers and soldier ants, in order to understand how an anthill functions.They will also observe an anthill and play some games which will help them see how ants move around in the dark.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

You will need

paper, attributes symbolising ants from different casts like aprons, crown and shields

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Authors

Author: Rafał Garlacz
Methodology: Karolina Hanus
Translation: Anna Spysz
Proofreading: Jason Lowther
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

The work is a modification of lesson plan created by Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

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