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- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students use gummy worms and real worms in a comparison lab in order to identify characteristic features that distinguish a living organism from something nonliving. They accurately measure mass and length, then record and list observations. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students have a blast trying to measure live, wiggly, stretching worms to the nearest inch. Groups record their data onto a class graph and then compare characteristics. They share their findings with the rest of the class. Fun lesson! 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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- 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
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students review basic worm anatomy and become familiar with how worms look and behave. They conduct "behavior" experiments to conclude which conditions worms like best, their behavior and how they survive. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe the aquatic segmented worm, Lumbriculus varigatus and the life processes. They explore the processes of nutririon, transport, regulation, locomotion, and removal of wastes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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The experiment allows students to observe regeneration of tailless and headless worm segments into complete individuals. Data of a completed experiment are included as well as a student activity sheet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct two set experiments on Lumbriculus worms and create a third experiment of their own. The first of the two set experiments allows students to observe regeneration of the worms while the second allows students to test the effects of nicotine on its heart rate. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine composting with worms and recycling organic waste. Using plastic bins, they create composts filled with bedding, soil, waste, and worms. Students discuss their composts with the extension agent. Full Review »
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- 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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