Living and Nonliving

Gummy worms and earthworms

 Which one is living and which one nonliving? And more importantly...why?

First we observed gummy worms. Do the move by themselves? Do the breathe? Do they reproduce? Do they need food, water, or air? Do they grow and change? 

No! They are nonliving 

Then we observed earthworms. Do the move by themselves? Do the breathe? Do they reproduce? Do they need food, water, or air? Do they grow and change? 

Yes! Not only are they living but the students reactions when they held (or only touched) them was priceless! 

After we observed both, we filled out our observation sheet! We had a lot of fun!