{"id":11582,"date":"2026-06-28T13:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-2-%d7%94%d7%a0%d7%9e%d7%9c%d7%94-%d7%95%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%a6%d7%9c%d7%9f\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:47:52","slug":"activity2-the-ant-and-the-slacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity2-the-ant-and-the-slacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 2: The Ant and the Slacker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Activity 2: The Ant and the Sluggard<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The phrase “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise” (Proverbs 6:6) continues the discussion on work and perseverance.
This activity invites you to create your own comic strip and explore the wonderful world of ants by building an ant colony.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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  1. Creating a comic strip between the ant and the sluggard.
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  2. Information about the ant (the ant world, ant colony).
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  3. Building an ant colony using plaster.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    Required Materials:<\/h3>

    The lid of a shoebox,\u00a0 2 plastic pipettes,\u00a0 modeling clay,\u00a0 transparent glass 2 mm thick in a matching size (can be purchased at a glazier),\u00a0 alabaster plaster (for casting, available at hardware stores).
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    Finding queen ants in the autumn after the first rain.
    Keeping them in a cool place in a closed test tube with a cotton ball wet with sugar water at its end for nourishment.
    Towards spring, transferring them to the ant colony.
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    Information and videos on how to make an ant colony can be found on the internet.
    Prepare modeling clay logs resembling a real nest (thinner parts that are only for passage, and egg-shaped chambers where the ants store food and eggs).
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    Ensure that two modeling clay logs reach the edge and connect to the pipettes \u2013 to these points we will later be able to introduce water \/ food into the nest.
    Attach them to the cardboard lid.
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    Prepare plaster for casting in a ratio of \\({\\large\\frac{2}{3}}\\) plaster and \\({\\large\\frac{1}{3}}\\) cold water.
    Pour the plaster and place the glass flush against the modeling clay.
    Wait a few hours until separating the casting from the cardboard box.
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    The activity of the ants can be observed during temperature changes, when introducing food into the nest, and when the ant colony is dry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A fable that invites us to examine the value of diligence versus laziness through the story of the characters. We will get to know the traits that characterize each of them, compare the different points of view, and learn about the importance of advance planning and perseverance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,70,124,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arrows-website","category-france","category-france-literature","category-literature","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11582"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12947,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11582\/revisions\/12947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}