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Worm Lesson PlanWorm Research Activity

Use this worm lesson plan to research the appearance and behavior of different types of worms. These creatures offer a lot of interesting features for you to discover, find out just what they are with this fun research activity for kids.

 

Mealworms:

  • These are larvae, not real worms.
  • Gently collect a mealworm.
  • Can you see any pupae? (mealworms changing into beetles inside a white case).
  • Using a microscope, can you see its feelers and legs? Put it back when you are finished.

 

Tubefex Worms:

  • You will need a dropper, a flat dish and a jar of tubefex worms.
  • Put some water in the dish and then use the dropper to catch a few worms from the jar.
  • Focus on the worms, can you see how they move?
  • Try drawing their guts, which are pink. Like our red blood, these worms use red hemoglobin to pick up oxygen from the water.
  • Put the tubefex worms back when you're done.

 

Other:

  • Try finding other worms around your own and property and do some research on them.
  • Record their behavior, draw their physical appearance and examine them under a microscope.

 


 

 

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