worker antAnts in the Classroom

Price: $10.75

Target Grade Levels: 1st-4th

Availability: One session in October, and April.

(See Program Calendar for more details.)

Observation Length: 3-4 Weeks

Standards: NGSS 2-LS4; 3-LS2;4-LS1-1

Extension Office Provides: Ant farm, live ants, ant food, and water dropper. Online resources, and other educational materials as requested.

Teacher Provides: Daily observation, feeding, and watering.

Over four weeks students will get to watch the ants build the colony while learning about any anatomy, life-cycle, and the role of ants in the environment.

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Teacher Resources

YouTube

Antzilla

Website

K-State Insect Zoo

PDFs

Ant Hill Tip Sheet

Ant Handbook

Kids Ant Facts

Weird N' Wild Creatures Card 48-Harvester Ant

Please contact the Extension Office at 785-232-0062