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Curated OER

Student Designed Investigations: Observations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose an organism and create an experiment with that organism. In this observation lesson, students expose a living thing to something from its environment and record their observations. Students must have some prior knowledge...
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University of Arizona

Center for Insect Science Education Outreach: Getting to Know You: Meal Worms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students become connected with nature by handling and caring for another living creature. Focuses on insect care and familiarization with a meal worm.
Activity
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Beetle Worksheets and Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Expand your knowledge of meal worms and beetles with these interactive worksheets and games.
Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Specialized Chromosomes Determine Gender

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation explains how Nettie Stevens research on meal worms unlocked the chromosomal basis of gender.
Activity
US Geological Survey

Usgs Kids: Mealworm Ranch

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A fun, hands-on project that will allow your students see first-hand how metamorphosis works. Students observe mealworms develop and change right before their eyes.

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