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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students recognize differences between themselves and other people, and accept their uniqueness as a positive gift, by studying meal worms. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work collaboratively to exchange data with their peers (groups of students at other schools) about their worm bin project. They discuss differing findings and hypothesize reasons for these differences. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the geography of Washington D.C. and President Bush's hometown of Crawford, Texas. They read the book, Diary of a Worm, determine the best route to go to Texas from Washington D.C., and throw a birthday party for the first lady. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students role play the role of birds and pretend to eat different colored "worms" that are made out of toothpicks. They make predictions about which colors would be the easiest to find. They discuss how some animals can camouflage themselves. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students use the internet to research worms. Using different links on the site, they identify worm body parts and how they act as natural recyclers. They also read short stories about them on the website and answer comprehension questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students locate a treasure hunt on the computer in order to gather information about worms. They write basic facts and benefits of worms. Finally they record predictions and observations of worm farms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students investigate worms. They describe the color and shape and feel of the worm's skin. They compare the top and bottom sides and front and tail. They observe their worm with a hand lens and indicate if it has eyes, legs, mouth, ears, and nose. They record how the worm moves and measure it. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students review the differences between non-fiction and fiction books. After reading a book about worms, they complete a graphic organizer as a class. In groups, they use the internet to research non-fiction worm books and create a bookmark for themselves. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the meaning of different types of vocabulary words. They sort words into different groups and play a game while creating graphic organizers of plants with roots and worms. Students work together to think of words to be put together. Full Review »
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