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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students recognize differences between themselves and other people, and accept their uniqueness as a positive gift, by studying meal worms. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students, using a magnifying glass, observe mealworms in a cup. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students record observations of a living organism over a period of time. They observe meal worms and record their observations in a scientific journal. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students use zoom lenses to observe meal worms and draw them from three different zoom levels. They complete their artwork in sketchbook and complete a questionnaire about their abilities as scientific artists. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students, after being given a problem/prompt on meal worms, utilize Kid Pix to draw pictures and type sentences about the four different stages of the meal worm. They design and illustrate the life cycle of a meal worm in a variety of formats including a power point slide show with music. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students examine the development of worms at their various stages. They identify the worm and what stage it is in. Students practice observing the life cycle and documenting the changes. Full Review »
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- 1st
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This lesson involves students in observing the life cycle of a mealworm (beetle) from egg, larva, pupa and adult stages. Student groups receive a plastic container with fresh oatmeal and 2-3 mealworms. They receive a chart, "hat do Different Animals Eat? Students listen as the teacher reads "The Forgetful Pony They brainstorm the kinds of food each animal really eats. They observe containers of oatmeal from the Pony's barn, and receive containers with mealworms in them. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students place packets of cards in order to sequence the life cycle of a meal worm. They then become familiar with the mealworms and their habitats in discovering how to take care of them and make lists of questions about the mealworms. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students explore insects. They collect insects from three different sites. Students observe and identify the insects by viewing the insects with magnifying lens Students look for the presence of wings, an abdomen, hind legs and the shape of the fore-wings. They record their observations and sketch drawings of insects. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students listen as the teacher reads a book about the life cycle of a butterfly. They discuss the stages of life, they discuss the life cycle of a frog. Students perform an experiment with meal worms. Students create a booklet titled "Life Cycle of a Grain Beetle." They observe the changes in the life cycle of the meal worm/grain beetle. Students discuss and perform experiments with the life cycle of a plant. Full Review »
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