Name ______Date ______

The mealworms will change as time passes. You may want to make a time line in addition to keeping a calendar.

Procedure:

1.  Take a strip of paper (sentence strips taped together or adding-machine tape works well)

2.  Mark it in equal-sized squares, and number the squares starting with zero.

3.  Time lines may extend 70, 80, or more days. Cut out the images below. Paste the images of each observed change in the proper place on the time line. (see sample)

mealworm / / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / / 10 / 11 / 12

Foss Insect Extensions: Science Investigation 1

Name ______Date ______

Now that you have discovered the new generation of tiny mealworm larvae, when do you think the larvae will turn into a pupae?

A new darkling beetle?

Student Name / Pupate date / Darkling beetle date

Foss Insect Extensions: Science Investigation 1

Name ______Date ______

Problem of the Week

Problem A:

Both people and mealworms have body parts. Look at the mealworms and people in your group. Answer the following questions.

·  How many legs are at your group’s table today? ______

·  How many arms are at your group’s table today? ______

·  How many heads are at your group’s table today? ______

·  How many antennae are at your group’s table today? ______

Foss Insect Extensions: Math Investigation 1

Name ______Date ______

Problem of the Week

Problem B:

Foss Insect Extensions: Math Investigation 1

Name ______Date ______

Waxworm Paragraphs

The high level of interest that students have for their insects provides plenty of opportunity for writing. Using observations, have students work together to fill in a chart with their observations and opinions.

Foss Insect Extensions: Language Arts Investigation 2

Name ______Date ______

Comparing Mealworms to Waxworms

Your observations of mealworms and waxworms are a great place to start for generating a list of words to compare the two.

Using the chart below, the first column is for words ending in –er such as faster, bigger, and fatter. The second column is for words that are preceded with the word more, such as more interesting and more colorful.

-er words / More ……. words

Foss Insect Extensions: Language Arts Investigation 2

Name ______Date ______

The waxworms will change as time passes. You may want to make a time line in addition to keeping a calendar.

Procedure:

1.  Take a strip of paper (sentence strips taped together or adding-machine tape works well)

2.  Mark it in equal-sized squares, and number the squares starting with zero.

3.  Time lines may extend 70, 80, or more days. Cut out the waxworm images below. Paste the images of each observed change in the proper place on the time line. (see sample)

waxworm / / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11

Foss Insect Extensions: Science Investigation 2