LIFE MEALWORM

By Adrika Sinha

Everwonderedifawormwouldgrow bigger withouteating?

Bigger

Curious

Life Cycle

The kidsofPrimary3exploredifthiswas possiblesometimeinMarchthroughProjectMealworm. Theytookcareofamealwormandkeptthiswormina circularboxforaperiodoftime.Thisexperimentwas connectedtotheirtopicinclass“The ofAnimals”.

brownish - black

P3 students reported that the original length of the wormwas3centimetreswith skin. In just a few days of the experiment, it grew to a lengthof

5 centimeters

!Thiswasfascinatingfor the class because the worm was not even fed. After stayinglikeawormforacoupleofdays,itturnedintoa pupa.

Apupaisthestageofa beforetheyhatch,soit’slikethe stageinbetweenawormand a butterfly.

Butterfly

Themealwormeventuallytransformed intoa andthenewheight wasalreadyaround .

6 centimetres beetle wonderful nature

The experience was very enjoyable for the entire class and a cnsnssjsjsj project! The students got to see the incredible transformations from a tiny worm to a beautiful creature. Project Mealworm truly broughtthe magic of right into the Primary 3 classroom and was absolutely awesome.