All About Ants for Kindergarten | Anthill Structures STEM
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Description
Ants are amazing engineers that dig tunnels to create an entire community for their colony. How can you create an ant hill to show how they change the environment to meet their needs?
By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore ants and their detailed homes, plan and create your own anthill marble maze, make modifications and share your creation.Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.
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STEM Challenges are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. With the tools that I created for you, it should save you time with prep and give you more time to provide an awesome experience for your kids.
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Go through the Engineering Design Process
- STEM Challenge Card
- Task Designing Checklist to keep track of work
- Learn More About Ants Video Links with Reflection
- Planning Sheet for anthill marble maze
- Checklist for ways students can improve their design
- Student Sheet to attach final design and explain
- End of activity reflection sheet
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Bonus Anchor Charts!
- Engineering Design Process
- What is an insect?
- Ant Life Cycle (labled and unlabled)
- Inside an Anthill
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The resources NOT included that you will need for this STEM challenge are:
- masking tape
- paper or plastic straws
- small balls or marbles
- cardboard
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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):Â
Kindergarten: -2-ETS-1, K-2-ETS-2, K-2-ETS-3, K-ESS2-2
1st Grade:K-2-ETS-1, K-2-ETS-2, K-2-ETS-3, 1-PS4-2
Common Core State Standards:Â
Kindergarten: RI.K.10, W.K.6, W.K.6, SL.K.1, SL.K.b, SL.K.2
1st Grade: RI.1.6, RI.1.10, W.1.6, W.1.8, SL.1.1
Mathematical Practices
MP6- Attend to Precision
ISTE Standards for Students
Knowledge Constructor
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How you will receive this product:
Various digital file types to meet your sharing needs
- PDF (non-editable, various sizes)
- Google Slides link
- PowerPoint file
- Seesaw activity
All Seesaw files are pre-loaded into activities. Upon purchase, you'll get the share link to copy & edit and add to your Seesaw Activity library, then assign to students. I saved you A LOT of steps!
How to assign digital versions to students:
- Google Slides pair perfectly with Google Classroom. Once you click the button, it will automatically make a copy for each student
- PowerPoint works well with Microsoft OneDrive users. Share with students within Microsoft Teams
- Seesaw Activities can be assigned to students and automatically make a copy. You can also use the Google Slides version if you students log in with their Google account
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Naomi Meredith
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