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- 3rd
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Students predict what happen in two (control and experiment) containers -- one with soil and trash, the other with soil, trash, and worms. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students estimate and measure the length of a whole color-segmented, candy gummy worm. Then, as students bite off each segment, they estimate, measure and record findings in an activity log. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students create an ecosystem for red wiggler worms to observe as they work on a complete unit. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the different environments of worms. They compare and contrast worms from classroom examples. They determine why worms may be good and bad for the environment. They describe similarities and differences of worms with other animals. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine the similarities and differences between worms and snakes. They participate in a simulated activity in which they feel the backbone in snakes but not in worms which are made of pasta. They write two sentences using proper punctuation and capitalization describing these differences on a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explore the effects of ultraviolet light on Lumbriculus. They expose ultraviolet light to Lumbriculus (worm) and determine the lethal exposure time. They examine the worm and record their observations. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students observe worm farms and record in their journal what they see. They make predictions from the data that they recorded. They use measurement skills to record data about worms. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students find worms in the soil and observe their characteristics. They draw pictures of the worms based on their observations. Students discover how worms move through the use of their circular and longitudinal muscles by watching a demonstration with a long water balloon. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students investigate how earthworms help build good soil. They examine the worms carefully to find the ringlike segments and swollen band at the front of the earthworm's body. Students take turns dampening the soil every day and adding more food as the lettuce and other materials disappear. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students work in small groups to investigate the topic, make a visual aid, and present to the class. They are given the following four topics: Worms and other decomposers, taking care of a worm box, waster and recycling, and composting. Students are introduced to an actual worm-box. They describes various mechansims found in the natural world for transporting living and nonliving matter. Full Review »

