Ench- ANT- ing

On Thursday and Friday MSC and MSD, set up and performed a science experiment to further our Inquiry into 'What are invertebrates and why can't we live without them'

We are researchers is one of the skills we are working on in Term 4. We are focusing on gathering and recording accurate information on living species. 

We designed our own chart, table or diagram to help collect information and record our observations to see if our hypothesis was correct. 

This is the recording of our experiment. 

Ench - ANT- ing 

Set up time: 3.15 pm 15/11

First Observation: 10:10am 16/11

Time elapsed: 18 hours 55 minutes

Aim: To find out what type of foods attract ants.

Plate #1 (Grade 1/2)

Plate #2 (CAB)

Plate #3 ( Behind the bike shed under the oak tree)

Hypothesis: 

1. That ants are attracted to honey and biscuits because honey is sweet and soft and biscuits are easy to break apart.

2. That ants are attracted to sugar (sprinkles) because it is nice for them to eat and easy for them to carry.  

3. That ants are attracted to bread crumbs because it isn't heavy to carry. It is tasty and bigger enough for an ant nest to share.

4. That ants are attracted to sweet foods because it is easy to smell and tastes good.

Conclusion:  

1. We conclude one ant was eating the honey on plate #3, because we observed it eating the honey around the edge.

2. We conclude that ants weren't eating much honey because their was honey remaining on every plate.

3. We noticed that no tomato had been eaten, however an eye witness (Miss Looney) had suggested that pigeons had eaten the food on plate #2 as she saw pigeons around the plate.    

 We became real scientists and hope to do more experiments in the future!