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What Do Ants Like to Eat?

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Approaches to Play and Learning (APL)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    APL2.4b
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Place several different types of food on a tray, for example, small crumbs of bread, shredded cheese, raisins, walnuts, honey and orange slices.  Place the tray outside and periodically see if any ants visit and which foods attract the ants.  Use the activity to begin a discussion of why the ants are attracted to some foods and not others.  (Hint:  it has to do with the sugar content of foods.)

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