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Eight periods full of exciting facts about science

For Schools

New input for topics that are already teaching requirements – presented from an expert in the field

Experience species diversity

Learn how to recognize species

Do real science

Collect and analyze data

Dear teachers, headmasters and environmental education enthusiasts!

Discover Ants will instantly place your school’s science program among the best in Austria. Your students will be doing a real science project including collecting and analyzing their own data!

Citizen Science projects have a lot of potential in schools as they are able to combine empirical research and education. Students learn the scientific method not just in theory but rather apply it first hand.

You’ll find everything for getting started right here!

Enjoy,

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Select your level

Programs for primary & secondary levels

Interactive & gamified learning

Complex learning content is covered using hands-on experience while considering four globally relevant subject areas

Modular program

Implement modules individually (1-2 hrs per module) or as a project over one or several days (about 8 hours)

Interdisciplinary

Possible to connect with the following subjects: Math, Computer Science, Art, Geography, German, English

For upper levels

Possibility to do an empirical “pre-scientific thesis” (Vorwissenschaftliche Arbeit), skills-oriented Matura-package available

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SPECIES IDENTIFICATION

SPECIES DIVERSITY

DOING SCIENCE

DATA LITERACY

Let’s get started!

Primary level

Learn about the world of science ants
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Secondary Level I II

With Citizen Science students learn how science works
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Teacher Training

Ants as a model for teaching biology & doing citizen science at school
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  • Teaching requirements:
  • GRADES 1-4
  • Nature, Technology, History, Geography, Social Affairs
  • GRADES 5-12 / BIOLOGY
  • Grade 5 – Ecosystem Forest
  • Grade 6 – Ants, Forest Ecology
  • Grade 7 – Evolution, Soil Ecology
  • Grade 8 – Ecology, Foreign Ecosystems, Rainforest
  • Grade 9 – Organ Systems
  • Grade 10 – Behavioral Biology, Ecology, Material Cycle, Energy Cycle
  • Grade 11 – Motion Systems, Biological Diversity, Systematics/Taxonomy
  • Grade 12 – Evolution

Digitalisation

Communication

Organization

This is how Discover Ants for schools works :

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Choose between primary and secondary level programs.

Teacher Training

With this workshop everyone gets a digital materials packet for classroom use.

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It has helped me to see that really anyone can be a scientist – which is awesome.

Paige Derouin Teacher (Biology)
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Raleigh, NC, USA

I feel it has helped me be a more creative and engaging teacher. Students can be active and engaged in real science versus trying to connect through a textbook.

Maggie Cates Teacher (Biology)
Burgaw Middle School
Burgaw, NC, USA

Citizen science is a powerful approach to teach science in the classroom.

Rachael Polmanteer Teacher (Biology)
Center for Inquiry-Based Learning
Durham, NC, USA
Let's talk about CITIZEN SCIENCE

Discover Ants Products Services

CORPORATE

What can corporate leadership teams learn from ants?
Management by Ants

LECTURES

Ant expertise for a range of audiences
Expert talks

School programs

Primary Secondary level
For the classroom

TEACHER TRAINING

Ants as a model in teaching
Citizen Science etc.

SCIENCE SHIRTS

This is a story of science discovery
SciComm Design

IDENTIFICATION TOOLS

Recognizing and identifying species
ID aids

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