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Getting to Know You: Meal Worms
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
Seventh graders, using a magnifying glass, observe mealworms in a cup.
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The Life Cycle of the Mealworm
Fourth graders provide a habitat for live mealworms and observe their life cycle. In this animal life cycle and scientific inquiry lesson, 4th graders create a habitat for a live mealworm and observe and record related data as it grows....
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Mini-Ecosystems
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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Mealworm Exploration
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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Animal Activities: Teacher's Pets
Students watch meal worms turn into beetles in the classroom.
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How to Keep a Scientific Journal
Young scholars 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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Cycles and Starting Mealworms
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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Observation Zooming
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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Cows, Worms, and Compost
Students study decomposition. In this decomposition lesson, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.
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Clay Ants: Insect Anatomy
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
Third graders create aquariums or terrariums to explain how creatures depend on living and nonliving things.
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Hey, Look Me Over!
Pupils 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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Student Designed Investigations: Observations
Learners choose an organism and create an experiment with that organism. For this observation lesson, students expose a living thing to something from its environment and record their observations. Learners must have some prior knowledge...
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Observation Challenge
Fourth graders, in groups, use observation skills at 12 stations and describe what they see.