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Step 2: Look for solutions

Ant-thinking

Why do it alone? When an ant has a major piece of biscuit crumb to move, she will get

the help of many other ants and between them they will get their load to the nest much

faster than if they tried to do it alone. Problem-solving is much easier if you can get help.
As well as asking other people what you might do about a problem, you can involve

them in helping you to find a solution, and then to carry it out.

Spider-thinking

The most amazing spider web I have ever seen was a golden orb weaver’s web. The web

must have been about two metres in diameter and it looked like strands of pure gold,

glinting in the sun. No wonder the unsuspecting insects were drawn to it. Now, I’m not

suggesting that you trap your friends and treat them like food, but the advice of your
networks of friends could be very helpful to you.

So, like the ants, get some help from others. What would they do in this situation? What

have other people done to solve similar problems? Ask for advice from your family,
teachers, whoever. But also, you can look up information in books, or on the web (ha ha

again).

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