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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students work collaboratively to exchange data with their peers (groups of students at other schools) about their worm bin project. They discuss differing findings and hypothesize reasons for these differences. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students observe the decomposing process of the food chain in a worm bin. They observe whether the type of food fed to worms affect the castings given off during the decomposition process. They learn and practice graphing their findings. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study four types of soil and predict which one worms would use for their habitat. They observe worms in each type of soil and monitor their activity. They create class charts highlighting their discoveries. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students, who are in early elementary grades, pair with fifth grade students to study worms. They observe worms in experiments, create research questions, and complete the research using Internet sites. They participate in a "Worm Exhibit" at the end of the unit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Student build a habitat for worms and record observations. Students create the habitats with materials and cover them with a dark cloth. Each day they will record what its environment looks like, what changes they have seen, how the worm may look, etc. This is done for a period of 5 days. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students read the book "Diary of a Worm" and research information about worms. They complete a class KWL chart, answer story discussion questions, conduct Internet research about worms, identify and label a worm diagram, and observe and record data related to a worm farm. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students examine a labeled model of a worm, and compare the parts of a worm to human body parts. They design their own worm after answering questions on a PowerPoint using a website. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students observe three different worm models. They identify living and nonliving organisms using the Worm Model Characteristics. After discussing similarities and differences, they predict how the three worm models might react when using a flashlight, a heat source, and water for moisture. Full Review »
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