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- Grade Range
- 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 - 5th
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Students identify living and non-living things and explain the importance of earthworms to the soil. They name some basic facts about earthworms, recognize basic worm vocabulary words and demonstrate vermicomposting techniques. 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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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students work together in small groups to explore the earth around them using simple tools. Students mark off one square meter of soil outside and investigate their area, recording all the things they can find within the square plot of soil. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students analyze an environmental policy decision. Students describe the difference between consequence-based and duty-based ethics. Students argue the case for giving standing or consideration to values other than those of human ownership or usage interest. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 5th
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Students observe their plant experiments that they started in a previous lesson and examine the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle. Two weeks after they set up a worm terrarium, they analyze any changes they observe, and identify which compost decomposed the fastest. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students study and investigate why worms are called "nature's recyclers". They predict what will happen in two different containers-one with soil and trash, and one with soil, trash, and worms. Finally students discuss how worms help to solve environmental problems. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the process of converting organic waste into usable fertilizer. They observe how living and nonliving things interact with one another by making a mini-worm habitat. Full Review »
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