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Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Four 50-minute sessions |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Materials to create a worm habitat, including worms
- Inquiry notebooks
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades 3 – 6 | Student Interactive | Inquiry & Analysis
Supporting inquiry-based research projects, the Animal Inquiry interactive invites elementary students to explore animal facts and habitats using writing prompts to guide and record their findings.
PRINTOUTS
WEBSITES
- Animal Inquiry Words
- Adventures in Nonfiction: A Guided Inquiry Journey
- Come Live with Me
- Worm Composting Basics
- Night Crawlers in the Classroom
- The Adventures of Herman the Worm
- Wonderful Worms: Did You Know?
- Worm World
PREPARATION
- Acquire desired books from the booklist, and additional texts on worms.
- Provide each student with an inquiry notebook, a notebook where students can record their observations and reflections throughout the project and across all content areas.
- Gather materials for a worm habitat.
- Prepare materials for the Science Center Activities and Math Center Activities, if desired.
- Test the Animal Inquiry Interactive and Animal Inquiry Words Interactive on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.