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- 7th
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Students use gummy worms and real worms in a comparison lab in order to identify characteristic features that distinguish a living organism from something nonliving. They accurately measure mass and length, then record and list observations. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students have a blast trying to measure live, wiggly, stretching worms to the nearest inch. Groups record their data onto a class graph and then compare characteristics. They share their findings with the rest of the class. Fun lesson! Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students set up and maintain a worm composter. They monitor the waste from their lunches, prepare the menu for the worms, and determine how the keep the worms alive. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students complete a unit of lessons on spiders and worms. They discuss worm and spider characteristics, create a garbage garden, observe worms, create gummy worm prints, read the book, 'The Very Busy Spider,' and construct a spider and spider hat. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students, who are in early elementary grades, pair with fifth grade students to study worms. They observe worms in experiments, create research questions, and complete the research using Internet sites. They participate in a "Worm Exhibit" at the end of the unit. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students view a short video and conduct research to determine how worms contribute to composting. They identify the steps worms take to convert waste products into resources and explore how worm castings are produced both for personal and commercial use. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students review basic worm anatomy and become familiar with how worms look and behave. They conduct "behavior" experiments to conclude which conditions worms like best, their behavior and how they survive. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Student build a habitat for worms and record observations. Students create the habitats with materials and cover them with a dark cloth. Each day they will record what its environment looks like, what changes they have seen, how the worm may look, etc. This is done for a period of 5 days. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore what they know worms. They listen to the book "Worm" by Jill Bailey, create a worm farm using jars, gravel, and soil, and write predictions in a journal about their worms and worm farms. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students study different aspects of worms along with the process of vermicomposting by participating in a class experiment to study the time it takes for breakfast cereal to be eaten by worms. Full Review »
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