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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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- 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 »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students read the book "Diary of a Worm" and research information about worms. They complete a class KWL chart, answer story discussion questions, conduct Internet research about worms, identify and label a worm diagram, and observe and record data related to a worm farm. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 3rd
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Students observe three different worm models. They identify living and nonliving organisms using the Worm Model Characteristics. After discussing similarities and differences, they predict how the three worm models might react when using a flashlight, a heat source, and water for moisture. Full Review »
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