Ant Study

This semester we're doing several things for science- nature study, various science projects, scientific method, a little space and some other things sprinkled in. I may continue nature study next semester as well, but wanted to get in another study before the weather gets too yucky to comfortably sit outside and study. I decided studying ants would be fun- some great principles we can apply to our life on work ethic.

To really supplement our learning, I thought an ant farm was the best way to make this study fun and interactive plus really make it stick. The ants arrived on September 29th and boy am I glad Daniel was home! I followed the directions but they were not easy to get into that farm. They started going everywhere and Daniel had to pick some up and get them in that farm. I was freaking out a little. But once we got them in, they started working almost immediately.

Allie was very interested in watching them. They all spent time watching the ants work, especially those first few days. It was sad when they started dying, but amazing to even watch them take care of their dead. We were able to apply everything we saw with what we read, colored & labeled. So cool. Glad we did this.

After they were all gone, we studied a little more and today we made ants on a log as a fun treat to finish the study. The kids didn't enjoy these nearly as much as the worms in dirt for our earthworm study. Shocking... celery vs. pudding.

Overall this was a really fun study and a good learning opportunity for the kids. They enjoyed it, I enjoyed it and I think we all learned something new.