Nature Days outdoor learning resources – worm charming.
It’s raining outside. Which makes it a great day for worm charming!

Watch my video to see how.

What you will need:
Fork or rake
Watch

How to do it:
Create a sample square in your lawn.
Wait for 5 minutes.
Count how many worms there are in the square. Write it down in the results table as your rain sample.
Move to a different part of the lawn and measure out your sample size again. Make sure it is the same size to keep it a fair test.
Use a fork or rake to tap the square all over for 5 minutes.
Count how many worms there are in the square. Write it down in the results table as your fork sample.
Move to a different part of the lawn and measure out your sample size again.
Repeat the experiment this time stand in your square and sing a song for 5 minutes.

Count how many worms there are in the square. Write it down in the results table as your singing sample.
Repeat in a different spot but this time dance in your square and write your results in the dancing sample.
Lastly if there is a square in your garden under a bush which is getting no rain or wait until the rain stops, and wait 5 minutes. Then write down how many worms in the no rain column.

Use your data to generate a bar graph using J2Launch.
What are your conclusions?
Which method is the best for worm charming?

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