Exploring Mealworms with 1st Graders!

1st graders have started to learn all about insects.  How do you know if something is an insect?  The easiest way is to count how many legs it has...if it has 6 legs, it's an insect!  We have been making observations about mealworms.

The mealworms have lines on their bodies.

This mealworm is playing dead so it won't get eaten.

Does the mealworm prefer the soil or the oats?

My mealworm likes the soil.

Which will it be, soil or oats?

It can hold on to me!

The mealworm tickles when it walks on my hand.

Does the mealworm like light or dark paper?

"The mealworms need to start in the middle of
the container, otherwise that's cheating."

I think the mealworm likes the dark paper because it can hide.