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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students suc-cessfully dissect an earthworm. It wis broken up into two lessons-external and internal examination. This lesson focuses on external examination. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students observe earthworms and determine the effects of light and incline on the earthworm's behavior. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students use animation to create their own earthworm catching and eating its prey. They must draw storyboards before they start on the animation. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students build worm habitats and observe the activities of mealworms and earthworms. They experiment to show how the worms react to changes in light, temperature, touch, moisture, food, etc. They even watch as some of the mealworms change into beetles. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover what type of effect that pesticides have on earthworms. They use three different types of pesticide and examine the external and internal effects that each have on earthworms. They maintain earthworms in habitats sprayed with various pesticides for four to six weeks. They dissect at least twelve earthworms for this project. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research the earthworm and write a one paragraph report on its anatomy and habitat. They learn about worms and how to dissect them through Video Streaming and virtual dissections, along with actually dissect a worm as well. In the end, the student is able to describe the earthworms function of organs to the teacher. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the lifecycles of earthworms and mealworms. In groups, they make sketches, measure and read about mealworms and earthworms. They travel between stations to examine a different part of their lives. To end the lesson, they discuss the differences between mealworms and earthworms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the external features of the earthworm. They view a video about different features of an earthworm. They research information about annelids on the Internet. They compare and contrast the earthworm with another annelid. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students discuss the anatomy of an earthworm. They are each given a lab worksheet and they begin labeling and answering the questions on the external earthworm anatomy. Students fill in a diagram for which areas of worm were dorsal, ventral, anterior and posterior. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students dissect an earthworm to see the organism's pertinent parts for maintaining life. They identify the parts shown in the diagram in a real organism? Students label the major parts of the earthworm. They are asked what organs were the easiest to identify, and which were more difficult to identify? Full Review »
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