We are knee-deep into my new Worms unit, adapted for my age group.
Here are two free units I found online about teaching worms with detailed lesson plans:
http://www.ipm.uconn.edu/pa_curriculum/4-5/lessons/4_2.pdf
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/fact-fiction-learning-about-778.html
To start off teaching new science units, I usually rely on National Geographic Kids to help introduce science content. I recommend this link:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/earthworm/
I also stumbled upon this amazing video below. It hasn't gotten too many hits on YouTube yet, but it does a good job of explaining how worms digest garbage.
Here are two free units I found online about teaching worms with detailed lesson plans:
http://www.ipm.uconn.edu/pa_curriculum/4-5/lessons/4_2.pdf
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/fact-fiction-learning-about-778.html
To start off teaching new science units, I usually rely on National Geographic Kids to help introduce science content. I recommend this link:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/earthworm/
I also stumbled upon this amazing video below. It hasn't gotten too many hits on YouTube yet, but it does a good job of explaining how worms digest garbage.