Wiggly Worms
Students will discover how they can take actions in their home and school for a more sustainable future.
What happens?
- Learn about the lifecycle of a worm
- Explore a worm farm to discover the minibeasts that live there
- Discover the importance of worm farms in reducing waste in our environment
- Watch a live worm show
- Learn how to set up a worm farm for school
About the Program
Students will discover how they can take actions in their home and school for a more sustainable future.
What happens?
- Learn about the lifecycle of a worm
- Explore a worm farm to discover the minibeasts that live there
- Discover the importance of worm farms in reducing waste in our environment
- Watch a live worm show
- Learn how to set up a worm farm for school
Further Infomation
Minimum students: 15
Maximum group size: no more than two groups of 30 students per day
Please note: no education bookings are available on Fridays.
Class size will be limited for certain activities due to safety considerations and staffing resources.
Example Excursion plan
10am - Welcome - introduction and safety talk
10.15am - First activity (see the table on this page for options)
11am - Recess
11.30am - Second activity (see the table on this page for options)
12.30pm - Lunch
1pm - Big Garden Adventure Walk and play in the All Abilities Playground
2pm - Finish
Objectives
ES1
- STe-8NE: identifies the basic needs of living things
- STe-4WS: explores their immediate surroundings by questioning, observing using their senses and communicating to share their observations and ideas
- STe-2VA: demonstrates a willingness to engage responsibly with local, national and global issues relevant to their lives, and to shaping sustainable futures
Stage 1
- ST1-9ES: Identifies ways that people use science in their daily lives to care for the environment and the Earth’s resources
- ST1-10LW: describes external features, changes in and growth of living things
- ST1-11LW: describes ways that different places in the environment provide for the needs of living things
- ST1-2VA: demonstrates a willingness to engage responsibly with local, national and global issues relevant to their lives, and to shaping sustainable futures.
Stage 2
- ST2-10LW: describes that living things have life cycles, can be distinguished from non-living things and grouped, based on their observable features
- ST2-11LW: describes ways that science knowledge helps people understand the effect of their actions on the environment and on the survival of living things
- ST2-2VA: demonstrates a willingness to engage responsibly with local, national and global issues relevant to their lives, and to shaping sustainable futures.