Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworm behaviour, he saw how soil cast up by earthworms had buried deposits on top of the soil. He studied earthworms for 40 years!
We have welcomed some earthworms to the Nursery . . .
We had a gentle hold of them and found out a little bit about them before we carefully put them into their new home . . .
Earthworms are very important for farms and gardens. They mix the soil with air as they dig and eat. Their burrows let air and rain into the soil to help plants grow strong and healthy.
An earthworm does not have eyes, ears, arms, legs, bones or teeth! They eat dead plants, seeds, roots, leaves and stems.
"I want to know how they can listen to the birds chattering and when they come down to eat them" (Grace)
"I wonder how they can see and know where they are going?" (Aisha)
"Are there different worms and different leaves?" (William)
We are going to look after our worms and watch their progress - and hopefully find out the answers to all of our questions!
What would you like to know about the earthworms?
Do you know any good songs or stories about worms that we could share together?
Let us know!
oooh worms..Cherry loves looking at worms, she has made a wormery at home with her Grandpa. Great work Nursery Class!
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