mealworms

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Learning about Growing and Changing

• Science with Mealworms

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What do scientists do?

• Scientists ask great questions.
• Scientists design experiments to find answers to
  their questions.
• Scientists record things that they see, hear,
  smell and feel.
• This is called evidence.
• Scientists use evidence to make claims.

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Can Mealworms See?

• Will the mealworms prefer one colour more than
  the other colours?

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What needs to stay the same to keep the test fair?

• Use the same size for each colour
• Use the same mealworms
• Repeat the experiment many times
• Allow the same amount of time for each test
• Start the mealworm facing the same direction each
  time
• What else?

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Can Mealworms Smell?

• Will the mealworms prefer one smell more than the
  other smells?

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What needs to stay the same to keep the test fair?

• Use the same mealworms
• Repeat the experiment many times
• Allow the same amount of time for each test
• Start the mealworm facing the same direction each
  time
• What else?

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How do mealworms grow and change?

• Does temperature affect the way that mealworms
  grow and change?

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What needs to stay the same to keep the test fair?

• Use the same size mealworms
• Allow the same amount of time for growing and
  changing
• What else?