Each group will visit each station and answer the questions in their journal about each station. The students need to incorporate three facts about ants eating habits into the story. The teacher will read and grade the stories. The teacher also directs the group reports giving each group specific points to talk about. The teacher could also create a social studies unit off of ant colonies and society jobs.
Students record any change in their ant farms.
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.