Working for Scraps: Worm Farms for the Classroom

PrimaryYear 3 - 4Science

Lesson Summary

Students will explore the role of decomposers in a food chain and use this information to create their own worm farm to process their class' green waste.

Learning intentions

Students will:

explore how earthworms fit into the food chain as decomposers and producers.

Success criteria

Students can:

describe food chains and where worms fit as decomposers
discuss feeding relationships, identifying that all living things need food.

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Lesson Details

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Working for Scraps: Worm Farms for the Classroom

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

Skills

Curriculum Mapping

Resources Required

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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