The teacher then displays a picture of the worker ant, queen, and male. Ask the students to look carefully at these three ants. The students will be able to match the correct ant with its specific job. The teacher introduces the students to the worker ant. Explain its role in the colony.
Students write down important information in their journals about the worker ant.
The teacher introduces the queen ant to the students. The students write down important information about the queen in their journals. Next the male ant is introduced and the teacher explains his role in the colony. The students again record important information. The class is divided into three categories, Ones student is the queen, another is the male, and the rest of the class is a worker ant.