Week 1 Activity 1:

Materials
- Large Wide Mouthed Glass Jar (pickle or mayonnaise jars ork ell! and soda can"
- #and$ #oil$ %og &ood$ 'ompost$ Water
- (arth Worms )rom Garden$ *et #tore$ or &ishing #tore
- *aper +ag or %ark 'onstruction *aper" ,r -se a +lack 'loth"
Process To Make A Worm Ecosystem or Habitat
1! &irst put soda can in the jar then add 1./ inch layer o) sand on the 0ottom o) the
jar"
/! 1e2t add 1./ inch layer o) soil"
3! 'ontinue to layer sand and soil until almost at top o) the jar (soil should 0e top
layer!"
4! *lace the orms on top o) the garden soil" Add some ground up dry dog )ood" *ut
the
rotten leaves or compost over the orms" Add ater as needed to keep soil moist"
5! Wrap 0lack or dark construction paper around the glass jar to keep the light out"
#ecure
ith some tape"
6! 'heck the soil every other day or so to make sure it does not dry out completely"
Moisten it
a little as needed" +ut don7t soak it or the orms ill dron8
9! :eep the orms happy 0y making sure they are in a cool dark moist place" ,nce
every /
eeks add a very small amount o) ground dried dog )ood )or the orms to eat"
%ata ;a0le:
Week ,0servations
1
/
3
4
*urpose: to see ho orms interact ith their ecosystems
'onclusion <uestions:
1" What do the orms do=
/" >o long does it take )or the orms to dig their tunnels=
3" Why do e use 0lack paper=
4" What does the can do=
Ansers:
1" ;he orms dig into the soil"
2. ?t takes around 3-5 days to notice"
3" ;o keep the light out
4" ?t keeps the orms toard the outside so you can see them"