The DoSeum is San Antonio's only museum just for children where kids learn by doing, creating and tinkering, instead of just looking and listening.
Spring is here along with all of the plants and critters that are popping up around San Antonio! Along with spring comes the most perfect weather for outdoor activities. Why not pack up a picnic with your child and await the critters as they help themselves to the leftover crumbs?
Curiosity and inquiry about living things are natural to young children as they explore the outdoors. With this mini science investigation, you and your child will become expert researchers as you investigate the food preferences of ants.
Step 1: Help your child select foods to bring on your picnic. Pick 4 different foods to test. Try varying the tastes, textures, and colors of the food (salty, sweet, bright, dark, gummy, and crunchy).
Step 2: Select and travel to a park, yard, or other outdoor space to eat your picnic.
Step 3: Divide a paper plate into quadrants with a marker and place a piece of food in each quadrant. Place the plate with food a little ways from your picnic area.
Step 4: Sit back, relax, and eat while you observe the ants join in on your picnic
Howdy there! My name is Chelsea Martinez and I am a Discovery Leader and member of the Early Childhood Education Team at The Doseum. I am originally from Brownsville, Texas but San Antonio is my home now. I graduated high school from St. Joseph Academy in 2010. In 2014 I received my Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Texas A&M University. I will be receiving my Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from The University of Texas at San Antonio next month. As a Discovery Leader, my role is to foster family engagement, design and lead weekly programming classes, and highlight the educational opportunities in our galleries. As an educator, I am a huge supporter of discovery learning. Children have so much potential to learn when they are allowed opportunities to experience things first hand.