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Working for Scraps: Worm Farms for the Classroom | Cool.org

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Working for Scraps: Worm Farms for the Classroom

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PrimaryYear 3 - 4Science

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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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