Earthworm+Habitat+Experiment

Today we are going to talk about things that living beings need to survive. Can you tell me what one of things might be?

All living things require 4 basic things to survive.

They are food.

water



air,

and space.



Why do you think these things are important? What do they do for us?



When we eat, we replenish our body with the nutrients it needs to be strong and active.



It's important for animals to eat as well.

When we are active, we sweat a lot.

Because of that, it's important for us to drink plenty of water. This keeps our bodies hydrated.



Air is important for us because we get the oxygen our body needs from it.



And finally... we need space

When we have space, we have room to grow.

(Call on students to name 4 things that all living things need. food, air, water, and space).

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Tomorrow we are going to make our own habitat for...



Earthworms!!

The things we will need are....

Black construction paper



tape

dirt

sand



spray bottle

empty soup can



an empty jar with a lid that we can poke holes into



food for the earthworm (lettuce, carrots, coffee grounds)

and finally...



earthworms!!!

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