Lesson One - Worm Farming
Welcome to our first lesson! The objective of this lesson is for 3rd & 4th-grade students to understand how worms are important for the soil and plant health. This lesson can be correlated with standard 3. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems and 3. Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits. As well as 4. Structure, Function, and Information Processing (4-LS1-1.) Below are downloadable documents, two links to age-appropriate videos related to the lesson, and a form to request the Worm Box in your classroom.
Videos
Please watch this educational video about worm composting. In Our Garden: Vermiculture (Worm Composting) with Kids! By: Recipe For Success
Check out this time-lapse of worms working! Watch the composting take place over 100 days. 3-chamber Carbon-only WORM BIN 100-Day TIME-LAPSE - FAST - vermicomposting By: A V