Holden's Ranch

In a recent post, Dr. Patterson wrote the following:

Ally -

Thanks for the update! Isn't it amazing how every animal has its own unique habitat! What if humans lived in an ant habitat? That would seem kind of silly, wouldn't it? 

Ally and Rancher friends, did you know that for its size, an ant can carry a lot of weight? Any chance you could find out how much weight they can actually carry? If you have a minute, research this answer and let me know what you found.

I shared his post and asked students if they thought we would be able to find his answer this week. I heard, "This week, what about now?" So what could I say? I asked students where they thought we could find the answer. Jake said the computer, Elliott said an Encyclopedia, Jacob said a book, Ally said we needed to gather some ants and observe them, and other students said our Science Textbooks. So-off they went! Three students went to the back of the room and logged onto National Geographic for Kids, Wonderopolis, and Time for Kids. 

Kole looked on the website Wonderpolis to see what he could learn about Ants. Jake went to National Geographic for Kids to watch the animal videos on Ants to see what he could learn.  

Ally decided to look in our Science Textbook.  Kellan and Hannah found a leveled reader about Ants. 

Elliott and Luke looked but.......

I love the fact that it didn't deter them. Didn't find it, maybe I could look somewhere else. 

Natalie was the first to find the information. 

After Natalie shared her information with the rest of the class, we considered what it would be like to live in an Ant Habitat. They are currently writing their ideas about this, so check back with us.