Earthworm Day

Authors

Kenneth W. Thompson, Emporia State UniversityFollow
Deborah K. Thompson

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Using live animals in the elementary science classroom fosters enthusiasm and encourages curiosity. The earthworms discussed in this article, commonly called night crawlers, are easy to find in Iowa in moist garden soil or around lawns. Earthworms are often used as fishing bait and, because of this, are readily available at reasonable prices from commercial bait dealers or backyard entrepreneurs. Besides their availability and low cost, earthworms are relatively hardy and easily handled by elementary students. For these reasons, and because of the very important role earthworms play in the environment, they were selected to be the focus of the academic activities for one day in first and second grade classrooms. These activities have been used successfully for the past four years.

Publication Date

Autumn 1991

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

28

Issue

2

First Page

12

Last Page

15

Copyright

© Copyright 1991 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Thompson, Kenneth W. and Thompson, Deborah K. (1991) "Earthworm Day," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 28: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol28/iss2/4