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Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 6th - 12th
Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...
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Getting to Know You: Meal Worms

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize differences between themselves and other people, and accept their uniqueness as a positive gift, by studying meal worms.
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Take A Meal Worm To Lunch

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, using a magnifying glass, observe mealworms in a cup.
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Food Preference Experiment: Mealworms

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this meal worms worksheet, students test which foods the mealworms like the best between potato chips, fruit, and bread. Students complete 5 questions.
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Animal Activities: Teacher's Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students watch meal worms turn into beetles in the classroom.
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Mealworm Exploration

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore and discover different things about mealworms. In this mealworms lesson plan, 2nd graders look at, play with, and try to manipulate meal worms.
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Aztec Food

For Students 8th - 12th
Combining social studies and geography, pupils identify the various foods eaten by the Aztecs. They create a recipe for an Aztec evening meal, including preparation instructions. Next, they explain why the Aztecs ate foods commonly found...
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"Would You Rather?" Writing Prompts

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Would you rather eat a cricket or a worm? Have your young writers decide and write about why. Choose from 35 different writing prompts to spark interest and creativity. Even your most reluctant writers are sure to enjoy. Each prompt also...
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Mini-Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the living and non living things in a book read aloud and discuss the interactions represented in the book. Then, they research and include a list of food that each animal needs in an ecosystem. Finally, 3rd...
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How to Keep a Scientific Journal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record observations of a living organism over a period of time. They observe meal worms and record their observations in a scientific journal.
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Observation Zooming

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders 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.
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Hey, Look Me Over!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students make observations about mealworms using hand lenses, rulers, and cotton swabs. Students complete their own mealworm observation chart, then they share their observations with the class. This is one station out of five in an...
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Cows, Worms, and Compost

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study decomposition. For this decomposition lesson, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.
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Cycles and Starting Mealworms

For Teachers 4th
Here is a fascinating lesson about the life cycles of plants and animals, and other cycles found in nature. Learners explore the cycle of the moon, the tides, and other sequences of events in every day life. The big activity is the...
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Wet or Dry Experiment

For Students 3rd - 5th
Practice the scientific process by testing whether mealworms prefer a wet or dry environment. This is an engaging experiment to use as an example of how to go through the steps of the scientific method. Elementary schoolers can work in...
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Clay Ants: Insect Anatomy

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine anatomic structures in order to identify insects from other living organisms. They gain a level of comfort from anxiety when observing and handling live and pinned insects. They create clay models of an insect.
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Investigation 3 - Terrariums / Aquariums

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create aquariums or terrariums to explain how creatures depend on living and nonliving things.
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Synonym Surprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these five recognizing synonyms worksheets, students read short stories and use word banks to choose synonyms to replace the underlined words. Students rewrite 5 stories replacing 30 synonyms.
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The Life Cycle of the Mealworm

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders provide a habitat for live mealworms and observe their life cycle. In this animal life cycle and scientific inquiry lesson plan, 4th graders create a habitat for a live mealworm and observe and record related data as it...
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Pronoun Agreement

For Students 5th - 9th
Cross your t's, dot your i's to make sure your pronouns are in agreement. This worksheet provides great practice for identifying incorrectly-used pronouns. In total, there are 10multiple choice problems. Tip: Use this as a language arts...
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Observation Challenge

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, use observation skills at 12 stations and describe what they see.
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Mealworms: Warm or Cold?

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this mealworms worksheet, students test if the mealworms like warm or cold areas. Students complete 5 questions total on this worksheet.
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Fufu??: Cooking West African

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the traditonal food of West Africa.
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Lesson Plan 3: Great Book, Gross Book

For Teachers 6th - 9th
It's time for your scholars to become book reviewers! Start with a fun review of foods: are they good or gross? Learners apply these evaluation techniques to books, recording their thoughts on large pieces of butcher paper. Simply have...

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