Habitats, part 3: Adding Earthworms to the Terrarium
Remember our terrarium we set up last week?
Look at it now!
We made journal entries using this method of drawing the plants, roots, and pebbles with crayon and giving it a watercolor wash afterwards.
This week we are adding earthworms.
We have studied earthworms before as part of our nature study...
but a review never is a bad thing. The head is the pointed end.
If you have an earthworm in a clear plastic cup and hold it up to light, you can see the internal structures of the worm.
You can try to measure the length and diameter of the worm.
We are going to observe them this week and see if our terrarium changes due to their appearance.
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Sources:
- Plants in a Jar, Art Projects for Kids
- GEMS Guide, Terrarium Habitats Kindergarten-6th grade
5 Activities
92 pages
- These activities bring the natural world into your classroom and deepen student understanding of and connection to all living things. After an exploration of soil, students design and construct terrariums. Sow bugs, earthworms, and crickets are placed in the habitat, and students observe and record changes over time. There are detailed instructions on setting up and maintaining the terrariums, along with concise biological information on small organisms that can become terrarium inhabitants.
