Wasp Nest

Wasps often surround our home leaving nests everywhere. Where do they build their nest, how are they made, and what do they look like?

Driving Question

• How does a wasp nest work?

Probing Questions

• How does a wasp protect the wasp?
• How big can they get? How do so many wasps fit in there?
• When do they build their nest? What is the nest made out of?
• Where do wasps build their nest? 

Classroom Suggestions

Students could:

• Research how a wasp nest works, protects and is built. 
• Bring in a wasp nest
• Build their own wasp nests, with clay, mud and art supplies. 

Relevant Related Resources

YouTube: The Reign of a Wasp Queen: Video explaining how a wasp life cycle works.
YouTube: Paper Wasp Building Nest and Feeding Larvae: Video showing wasps interacting with paper nests. ​​​​​​​
A Wasp Builds a Nest: See Inside a Paper Wasp’s Nest and Watch It Grow by Kate Scarbough and Martin Camm: Read and watch how a paper nest is created.