Complex and Cooperative Ant Behaviors
Using Film Clips From Microcosmos
Subject: Science/Biology (Insects -- Ants)
Ages: 5 - 12; Elementary and Middle School;
Length: Film Clips: 12 minutes; Lesson: 30 minutes.
Excerpts from the Complete Snippet Lesson Plan
Learner Outcomes/Objectives: Students will learn that ants employ complex cooperative behaviors and will retain striking images of these behaviors.
Rationale: It is important for students to understand the complexity and cooperativeness of behaviors that have developed in the insect world. Seeing these behaviors in action will help students understand and remember these concepts.
Description of the Film Clips: This is a series of three clips showing ants:
protecting aphids and collecting their honeydew;
sharing water and dragging large pieces of plant material to an underground storehouse; and
fixing their nest after a storm.
USING THE FILM CLIPS IN THE CLASSROOM
1. Review the film clip and to make sure it is suitable for the class. Review the Lesson Plan and decide how to present it to the class, making any necessary modifications.
2. Retrieve from the Internet the additional film segments and photographs recommended below. Determine which are appropriate for the classes which will see the snippet.
Step by Step
1. Introduction to Segment #1: Tell students that aphids are small insects that eat plants and emit a sweet sticky substance called honeydew. Some species of ants use honeydew for food. Ants will tend the aphids, . . .
[The remaining steps in the Snippet Lesson Plan go through each of the clips and provide materials and dddiscussion prompts to introduce students to these remarkable behaviours of ants. ]
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