If you're a pest, come and get a tasty meal here! Scholars work collaboratively to construct a mini restaurant out of a shoe box and create a menu that feeds a pest their favorite food. 

Concepts

pests, pest management, insects, rodents, living things, menus, basic needs, restaurants

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Instead of creating a menu for pests, have learners create one for wild animals found in the region in which you live or are currently studying
• To save time, ask pupils to bring in a shoe box for their group's craft activity   

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is the eighth in a series of 12 activities that examines living things and integrated pest management  

Pros

• The activity sparks creativity 
• Lesson directions are clear and easy to follow 

Cons

• The activity does not lend itself to Common Core standards