In April, my students studied insect behaviors in order to be able to design and engineer bug traps. One of my students was so inspired that she went home and designed a bug trap before I outlined any structure for doing so. Our class wasn't even in the planning stages yet.
Here she is with her trap complete with a screened in door.
Here is a peek on the inside. She added Easter grass, flowers and a swing set.
When we actually got into the design process,
students chose from a variety of building materials.
They went right to work.
Baiting the traps with honey and potatoes.
Setting the traps.
The hard part, waiting.
We actually set the traps and left them unattended,
but this photo op was too cute to pass up.
More Traps!
Success, ants!
Reflecting on the results.
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