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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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Butterfly Adventure
Students in second grade are paired with fifth grade computer research buddies. They observe the characteristics of caterpillars, and identify the four stages of the caterpillar to butterfly life cycle. They graph the number of...
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Observing Complete Metamorphosis
Sixth graders create environment for mealworms to observe complete metamorphosis.
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Daylight or Darkness: Mealworms
In this mealworms worksheet, students test if the mealworms like daylight or darkness. Students complete 5 questions total on this worksheet.
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Mealworms: Warm or Cold?
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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How to tell when mealworms are out of breath
Students explore the respiration rate of a mealworm. Through experimental means, they determine the average volume of oxygen used and discuss factors that affect the respiration rate of an organism.
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More Lizard Snacks
Students listen to Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III, and Chapter IV of "The Forgetful Pony". They observe different stages of development of mealworms. The student sequences pictures to show the life cycle and draws the developmental...