Worms Love Leftovers
...gives children a peek into the amazing world of worms and how they help recycle organic waste, turning it into healthy living soil. This is an inquiry-based opportunity that fully engages participants in hands-on learning and incorporates several cross-curricular competencies.
Please note:
- Worms Love Leftovers is one hour in length.
- Please no more than 30 students
- Worms Love Leftovers is valued at $250+gst*
The following is required for the program:
- Access to water and a sink (in a nearby room is fine)
- 5-6 tables or desks for the collaborative activity
- A smart board or multimedia projector with a computer
*Each presentation is valued at $250.00. However, we strive for equal access for all Calgarians to environmental education and empowerment, so IF cost is a barrier, we ask that your organization makes the contribution that you can afford and you will be invoiced accordingly.
We also offer rental kits to extend your education experience. Click here to learn more about our rental kits.
Curriculum connections
Current curriculum connections:
- Grade 1 science: Needs of Animals and Plants
- Grade 2 science: Small Crawling and Flying Animals
- Grade 3 science: Animal Life Cycles
- Grade 4: Waste in our World
Drafted new curriculum connections:
- Earth Systems: Understanding of the living world, Earth and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions
- Kindergarten science: what makes up my environment
- The environment can be protected in many ways
- Grade 3 science: What visible changes can be identified through examination of Earth’s surface?
- Soil provides a habitat for many animals
- Kindergarten science: what makes up my environment
- Living systems: understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions
- Grade 1 science: How do plants and animals survive?
- Basic needs of plants and animals
- Grade 2 science: How do plants and animals live and grow?
- Grade 3 science: In what ways do the structures of organisms support their survival?
- Grade 1 science: How do plants and animals survive?
- Matter: Understandings of the physical world are deepened through investigating matter and energy.
- Grade 4 science: how can materials be managed safely
- Methods of waste management
- Ways to lessen the amount and environmental impact of waste materials
- Grade 4 science: how can materials be managed safely