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OUR REVIEW OF

Ant Mountain™

£20.95

Create and watch a colony of Harvester Ants excavate sand, work together, problem solve and forage for food with Insect Lore’s Ant Mountain.

 

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Age: 6+ years

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Description

Insect Lore’s Ant Mountain has a fascinating inside/outside design which allows kids to watch their busy ants work cooperatively to tunnel, explore and forage throughout their rugged environment. Now anyone can become a Myrmecologist (a person who studies ants) with the Ant Mountain.

Includes: Two-Sided Viewing Habitat Escape-Proof /Locking Lid , Easy Dig Sand, Sand Rod For Tunnelling, A Certificate To Mail Away For A Colony Of Live Harvester Ants, And Activity/Instruction Manual.
Voucher to redeem your supply of 50 harvester ants.

NEW! STEM Ant Activity Journal full of science based activities.

What our testers said

“Look at their tunnels. It’s like a maze and they have to find their way so they can scavenger hunt.” – Boy aged 6 

“I did not expect them to build this mound at the top and bottom.” – Girl aged 8

What our experts think

Ant Mountain is an engaging science project for children, allowing them to set up, feed and maintain their own live colony of ants. This is a great way to provide real-world understanding of science and nature as it allows children to get really hands on with the process. For children of school age, this is ideal as it also provides them with opportunities to take ownership of their own learning at home which helps to develop confidence. 

Watching how the ant colony develops also promotes important STEM skills such as observation and prediction and the children enjoyed monitoring what the ants were doing. This also encouraged them to ask questions about what was happening; which in addition to developing logical reasoning, allows children to build their confidence in using a scientific vocabulary. 

Skills developed

– Encourages an interest in science and nature 

– Develops observation and prediction skills 

– Promotes scientific vocabulary 

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