This family program is geared toward kids ages 9 and under, and will be presented by the Crown Point Ecology Center at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron.
Crown Point Ecology's mission is to demonstrate the practical applications of ecology and to connect spirituality, social justice and environmental protection.
Who is the hardest worker on the farm? Worms are! Find out why worms are called “nature’s plows” and how they hold the key to healthy soil. Learn about the soil cycle, and the key worms play in making compost, your plants’ favorite food. The earthworm is responsible for a lot of the things that help make our soil good enough to grow healthy plants and provide us with food.
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Students will learn about the anatomy of worms and investigate their life cycle as they handle live red wiggler worms.
As we all strive to teach our children about living a healthy life and respecting the interconnectedness of our world, worms are a hidden worker that most of us know very little about.
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Ohio Science Content Standards for Life Sciences:
- Grade K Standards 2, 4-6
- Grade 1 Standards 1, 3-4
- Grade 2 Standards 1, 4-6
- Grade 3 Standards 1-3
- Grade 5 Standards 2, 4-6
Worm Trivia:
- Worms have been around for 120 million years.
- Vermes is Latin for worm.
- There are 4,400 species of worms and 2,700 different kinds of earthworms.
This class is limited to 25 students, and the deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 24. Contact jenni.papp at sbcglobal.net.