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Can you train a worm? Biology buffs will have a blast trying! Using planaria or earthworms, they introduce a certain stimulus repeatedly until the desired response happens more quickly. They also explore the response of their own eyes to light and their eye-hand coordination. All of these activities enhance the learning of animal response to environmental stimuli. 

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animal behavior, animals

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animal behavior, response, training, environmental stimuli, planaria, stimuli, science
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Grade
7th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
4 days
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