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Animal Monitoring Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Not only do mealworms taste great, they are also great for classroom science lessons. In pairs, young scientists observe and record what they see as they check out what their mealworms are doing from minute to minute. Each minute...
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What Stages Do Insects Go Through?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe mealworms over a period of time and record any changes they observe. They record any changes in color, length, behavior, and any other noticeable changes, identify the stages of the mealworms, and create a chart...
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Environment: Mealworm Observations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners observe plant and animal growth and participate in class discussions about the subjects. They also record their observations in a log. Using observation and the scientific method, they describe the characteristics of mealworms.
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Observation Zooming

For Teachers 6th
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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Take A Meal Worm To Lunch

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, using a magnifying glass, observe mealworms in a cup.
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Can You Beat Jet Lag?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the health condition of jet lag. Using mealworms, they test the effect of light on the development of them into adults. They answer discussion questions and examine the relationship of age and one's activity level.
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Magnificent Metamorphosis

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover stages in metamorphosis through up close and real encounters with video, hands-on investigative and interactive activities using mealworms.
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Hey, Look Me Over!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students 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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Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 6th - 12th
Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...
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Are You Aware?

For Students K - 2nd
Bring the five senses to life with a fun science experiment! Kindergartners and first graders read an explanation of the five senses, then identify which items Sophia can sense if she is blindfolded. A science explanation at the bottom...
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Cycles of Life

For Teachers K
Students explore the metamorphosis of an insect as it changes from an egg to pupa to an adult. the process of change is observed, recorded, and transformed into a life cycle picture.
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Imaginary Insect Zoo

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this science worksheet, students create an imaginary zoo. Students write information about their imaginary insect, including its name, how it eats, hears, seeing, smells, and eats.
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Life Comes in Cycles

For Students K - 2nd
Kids are fascinated by chickens and their eggs. Here is a learning exercise has young learners take a look at the four stages in a chicken's life cycle. They have four cycles to organize: egg, chick, young bird, and adult. They have to...
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Invertebrate Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe different animals with bilateral symmetry. In this biology lesson plan, students compare how these animals move. They discuss the evolutionary history of observed animals.
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The Magic School Bus Spins a Web

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. In this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students explore the world of spiders as they travel into a science fiction film to learn the truth about spiders.
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A Bug's Life: Diary of an Insect's Metamorphosis

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the stages of insect's to understand heredity.  In this inherited traits instructional activity, 5th graders explore the life of the honeybee for its inherited traits. Students recognize the difference between...
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Paint's Family Tree

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars sort and classify the genetic traits of horses. In this heredity and genetics lesson, students read dialogue in a skit in which specific physical traits of several horses are described and a horse family tree is created....
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How to Use Classroom Animals to Spark Life Science Inquiry

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use low maintenance classroom pets to get your students engaged in life science inquiry investigations.
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How Hot is Too Hot?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the scientific method to conduct experiments on the temperature effects on organisms. In this temperature effects on organisms lesson plan, 5th graders observe and record the hatching or the developing of organisms into...
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Getting to Know You: Meal Worms

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize differences between themselves and other people, and accept their uniqueness as a positive gift, by studying meal worms.
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Observation Challenge

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, use observation skills at 12 stations and describe what they see.
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Creature Features

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars examine why certain animals live in only specific places throughout the world. Using animals, they classify them based on their characteristics and identify their basic needs. They also observe and compare the life cycles...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore life cycles. They examine pictures of the various stages of life cycles and put them in the correct order. Students match pictures of eggs to the correct parents. They discuss the importance of knowing the life...
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Cycles of Life

For Teachers K
Students begin their study of insect life cycles by listening to a read aloud of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They learn the vocabulary of metamorphosis including egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, and adult. They observe actual...

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