Other
Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
Other
Gakken's Photo Encyclopedia : Ants
A wonderful online encyclopedia of ants. Features close up photographs of ants eating, working, nesting, and living in their underground chambers.
Other
Ants Are Not All Alike
Informational site proves that just because you have seen one ant doesn't mean that you have seen them all! Provides an inventory of many different types of ants. Click on an ant to learn more!
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Storybook: Ant Trails
An introduction to ants, told in an animated storybook format. Includes information about ant behavior, body structures, and more.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Fire Ant
This site gives an in-depth description of a fire ant, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Pennsylvania State University
College of Agricultural Sciences: Carpenter Ants
A good description of the carpenter ant, its life cycle, and the differences between the carpenter ant and the termite. Find out how the carpenter ant causes damage, and how to control an ant infestation.
Other
Arizona Senora Desert Museum: Ants
Discover the life history, ecology, classification, and more about ants in this comprehensive site.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Army Ant
Army ants live in Central and South America. They have a completely carnivorous diet. Learn more about the army ant in this well-constructed overview produced by the BBC. This resource includes a series of videos and images showcasing...
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Archibald's Adventure
Help Archibald the house ant collect food for his colony. After foraging outside, he comes into the house, collects food on the floor, and then on the kitchen counter, all the while trying to avoid hazards. Watch out for the pest control...
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Ant (Formicidae)
Explore images and facts about ants, including details on their appearance, habitat, breeding, diet, behaviour, and much more.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: E. O. Wilson
Find out about the environmental advocate known as both the father of sociobiology and the father of biodiversity, Edward O. Wilson.
Other
Kidcyber: Ants
This thorough article provides information on the physical characteristics, jobs of ants in a colony, life cycle, nests, and communication.
University of Kentucky
Uk: Carpenter Ants
Discover how to spot carpenter ants as well as learn more about their biology and habits along the way.
Other
California Academy of Sciences: Ant Web
The tutorial explores the ants of the world. The resource monitors, inventories, and provides images of specimens of ants. Bioregions,the press, and donations are some topics that are included.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Ants in Action
[Free Registration/Login Required] An information text about worker, scout, and soldier ants and their functions within the colony. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Plant Attack
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how ants will sometimes damage plants by digging tunnels through them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: All About Ants
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the roles of different types of ants. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
Read Works
Read Works: All About Ants
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text different kinds of ants and different roles ants have within their colonies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Orkin: Ants
Are ants crawling through your kitchen? Read about how it entered your kitchen, where its nest might be located and how many friends it has living with it. Then identify which kind of ant it is and learn about its behaviors, diet and...
Other
Live Science: Why Ants Rule the World
This thorough article delves into behavior of ants, the ant family, vampire ants, ant communication and more. Links are provided to other informative ant sites.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Ants
Complete resource guide for learning facts about ants focusing on diet, habitat, and impact. Content includes details on the Argentine ant, carpenter ants, Odorous House ants, pavement ants, and Red Imported Fire Ants.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Hey! A Fire Ant Stung Me!
Learn what to do if you get stung by a fire ant in this article for kids.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Square of Life: Ant Day Care Center
For this lesson, students use the engineering design process to create a home for ants where they can be observed for one day.