Lesson 19 of 84 · Animals

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Wiggly Worms

🧪Lab Brief #19

Wiggly Worms.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.

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Mind = Blown

🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?

What You'll Learn

Worms live in the soil. They help plants grow by making the dirt soft.

Key Words

bug
bird
fish

Materials Needed

markers
tape
small pots
cotton balls
zip-lock bags
labels

Safety First

Tie back long hair before starting the experiment.
Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Animals.

Step 2 — Do

Look at a flower and smell it. What colors do you see? Count the petals.

Step 3 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 — Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What comes out of a seed?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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