April Yost EDEL 443 Inquiry Lesson Lesson 1 of 5 Meet the Creature Nevada Standards: N.5.A.

1 Students know scientific progress is made by conducting careful investigations, recording data, and communicating the results in an accurate method. N.5.A.3 Students know how to draw conclusions from scientific evidence. N.5.A.5 Students know how to plan and conduct a safe and simple investigation. Content Objective(s): (These objectives are listed on the board and gone over with the students at the beginning of class) The students will observe mealworms. They will record observations. Students will prepare a mealworm culture and discuss the humane treatment of mealworms. Language Objective(s): (These objectives are listed on the board and gone over with the students at the beginning of class) Students will be able to: Record observations. Speak/work with their groups during the experiment. Materials: (The materials will be set up on trays in the back of the classroom. The mealworms will be in a Tupperware container so that the students can easily choose one for their experiment.) Mealworms Petri dishes Oatmeal Potato Slices Magnifying Glasses Science Journals

Engage: I will have a container with mealworms (in the container that they come in from the store) sitting on the front table. I will give students clues about what is in the container. The clues will be as follow: I have something alive in my container. (Quick pair share for students to guess the answer.) There are approximately 500 of this animal in my container.

(Pair share to see if answers change.) This animal goes through four stages of metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa, and adult). (Pair share) This animals adult metamorphosis phase is a beetle. (After a final pair share, I will ask the students to come together as a whole group.) We will take a few minutes to discuss our final answers. I will reveal the answer to the students. Explore: Students will fill out the K and W sections of a KWL chart. One student from each group will get a tray of materials from the table. The students will place the oatmeal in the petri dish, along with their mealworms and a slice of potato. They will observe the mealworms. The transparency of the petri dish will allow the students to better observe the mealworms. They can also hold the mealworms in their hands to make observations. They will record their observations in their science journals. I will observe and more from group to group, asking the following questions: Is there anything unusual about how the mealworm walks? What are the steps it takes? Describe them. Does it use the back of its legs? Where do they seem to go in the petri dish? How do they react to each other? Students will review their KWL charts to be sure they have included all questions or comments in the Want to know section. Explain: The students will get together with another group of students to discuss their KWL charts. They will record information in the learn section of the chart as this point. We will then get back together as a whole group to discuss our KWL charts. Elaborate: I will ask the student to do a pair share about the following questions. Discuss the handling and humane treatment of the mealworms. Brainstorm possible rules for the humane treatment of mealworms. Evaluate: I will ask the students to record their responses to the pair share in their science journals. We will come up with classroom rules for handling mealworms.