Transcript 1. The Question

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1. The Questions
How do ants grow and
change?
How does an adult ant
look?
What can ants do?
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2. Information Sources
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Use the following sites to help
find information about ants.
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Stranger than Fiction: Ant Feats
- http://home.att.net/~BP.TRUSCIO/STRANGER.htm
http://www.bubblegumproductions.com/anthony/ants.
htm
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http://www.zoomschool.com/subjec
ts/insects/ant/
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3. The Student Activity
Use the information
you have learned
about ants to fill in the
blanks in the diagram.
Use the diagram to
complete your project.
Ants have
___ body
parts.
Ants have
___ legs.
An ant
begins as
an ____.
Ants can
______.
All
About
Ants
It hatches
Into a
_____.
Ants can
_____.
Ants can
______.
The larva
changes
into an
_____.
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4. The Assessment Activity
1. Build an ant with the correct number of body parts and
legs.
2. Write 3 sentences that tell what ants can do.
3. Complete the ant life cycle diagram.
Life Cycle of an Ant
The
larva
changes
into an
_____.
An ant begins
as an _______.
It
hatches
Into a
______.
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5. Enrichment Activities
What else do you know
about ants? Draw or
write an interesting fact
you have learned about
ants.
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6. Teacher Support Materials
Curriculum standards
and learning
objectives that the
lesson addresses.
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Curriculum Standards
Life Science
Standard 1
Recognize that animals and plants
are living things that grow and
change.
Recognize that animals and plants
need food, air, and water.
Standard 3
Identify the stages in the life cycle
of given plants and animals.
These materials are © 2007 Judy Cournoyer, Eastford Rd. School, all rights reserved.