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\nThings We Can Learn From a Cow and a Worm\n

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\nIn this conservation instructional activity, learners answer 5 questions about how cows and worms recycle and conserve natural resources. Students then fill in a Venn diagram outlining ways they can recycle and conserve.\n
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\nA Model for Natural Selection- Spaghetti Worms\n

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\nDoes the early bird really get the worm? If so, which color of worm does it prefer? In an exciting and easy week-long field investigation, young field biologists set up a one square meter feeding area for birds. If you have a webcam,...\n
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\nWorms On The Moon\n

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\nA simulated worm-landing on the moon will surely hook your pupils into your next science lesson! Worms demonstrate what it would be like to observe the moon first hand.\n
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\nWillie the Worm\n

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\nStudents explore Earth science by participating in a compost activity in class. For this worm lesson, students discuss the importance of worms in the creation of plants. Students cut out pieces from a print out to assemble a paper worm...\n
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\nMechanical Properties of Gummy Worms\n

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\nLearners won't have to squirm when asked the facts after completing an intriguing lab investigation! Hook young scholars on science by challenging them to verify Hooke's Law using a gummy worm. Measuring the length of the worm as they...\n
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\nWorms and Spiders: \"Critters That Crawl\"\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nAnimals: Worms\n

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\nYoung scholars research the physical characteristics of mealworms and tubefex.  In this worm lesson plan, students explore worms using a microscope.  Young scholars search their environment for worms.\n
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\nFacts or Opinions - Wonderful Worms\n

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\nStudents watch a video about how the worm's value affects the environment and create a fact and opinion chart about it. In this fact and opinion lesson plan, students create a 2 column chart analyzing what is fact and what is opinion...\n
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\nLet's Build a Worm Bin\n

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\nStudents explore the process of decomposition. In this ecology and measurement lesson, students prepare a worm home to be used for vermicomposting. Students weigh a group of worms and the added food, recording this information on a data...\n
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\nLife In the Soil: Home Sweet Home: Red Worms\n

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\nIn this soil worksheet, students complete 2 pages about the importance of soil in plant growth. Kids read about red worms and answer 2 questions about composting. Students fill out a chart with their observations of plants planted in...\n
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\nWorm Composting\n

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\nSecond graders discuss worm composting. In this decomposition instructional activity, 2nd graders look at the anatomy of the worm and how it eats food. They have their own worm bin and review what foods can and can not be given to the...\n
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\nWorm Compost & Vermicomposting\n

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\nStudents explore vermicomposting, the species of worms needed and the proper climate for it.  In this composting lesson plan students make their own worm compost bin. \n
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\nWorms: Nature's Recyclers\n

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\nStudents explore vermi-composting. In this vermi-composting lesson, students listen to the story Diary of a Worm and discuss the parts of a worm. They create worm bins and add organic food for the worms to recycle. \n
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\nWorm Family Needs A New Home\n

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\nStudents examine different types of soil. In this soil instructional activity, students research different types of soil. Students create a podcast about a worm family looking for a new home using storyboarding or graphic...\n
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\nSegmented Worms - The Earthworm\n

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\nIn this biology worksheet, students color and label the different parts of an earth worm. They complete 41 short answers and fill in the blank questions about earthworms.\n
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\nDon't Worm Your Way Out of This One!\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nBig Fat, Juicy Worms\n

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\nStudents collect and study information about worms. They discover how an earthworm helps process and loosen the soil. They write in their journals as well.\n
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\nEarthworms\n

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\nInvestigate the wonders of worms, earthworms to be precise. This presentation is perfect prior to studying earthworms in class. It provides basic information about their habitat, life cycle, predators, and what they like to eat.\n
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\nOpen Inquiry Using C. elegans\n

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\nEver wondered what motivates a roundworm? Introduce your biology class to C. elegans, a non-parasitic model organism that can help them understand behavioral stimuli. Paired pupils design an experiment to test the worm's reaction to...\n
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\nI Can Use a Worm to Count\n

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\nKindergarteners use worms, puppets or other props to practice counting to 100. First, they listen to a read aloud of Count Worms by Roger Hargeaves. A worm pattern is used to count to 100, with each segment of the worm...\n
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\nInvestigating the Response of Worms to Soil Improvers\n

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\nThe worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, but do they care what soil is all about? Find out in an easy and fun controlled experiment. Have your young  biologists hypothesize, test, and draw conclusions about which type of soil worms...\n
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\nWorms, Nature's Recyclers!\n

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\nStudents study what worms need to survive in different environments. They study how worm composting improves soil and reduce waste. They discuss composting techniques and present a puppet show about a worm's life.\n
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\nMollusks and Segmented Worms\n

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\nKeep clam and read on! After reading the textbook selection about mollusks and worms in the additional materials section, your young zoologists check their comprehension by answering the questions on the handout found here. To...\n
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\nUnsegmented Worms\n

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\nWhile you definitely don't want to have tapeworms, they are an interesting species to say the least! They are just one of the species of Platyhelminthes that are part of the lesson presentation. The lesson begins with an overview of the...\n
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