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The Queen's Empire
Students conduct Internet research on a variety of ant species and their habitats. They have an opportunity to observe ants in their environment. Areas of interest might include ant identification, colony life, the ant life cycle, and...
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Ants
Students listen to the story Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros, and discuss the ways that ants are similar to people. They create a butcher paper mural of an ant colony that includes hills, tunnels, rooms, grass and sky.
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My Family and Me
Third graders observe and record the activities of the ant colony at various times of the day. They report on observations and discuss the role of cooperation and contributions to a family unit. They compare the social structure of ants.
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Myrmecology, the Study of Ants
A wealth of topics are covered in this comprehensive site ranging from anatomy, diet, and communications to a history of myrmecology.
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Kidcyber: Ants
This thorough article provides information on the physical characteristics, jobs of ants in a colony, life cycle, nests, and communication.
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Live Science: Why Ants Rule the World
This thorough article delves into behavior of ants, the ant family, vampire ants, ant communication and more. Links are provided to other informative ant sites.