Yes, (almost) everyone enjoyed the worm observation assignment.

An earth worm is like other animals because it does the six life processes. It is different because it eliminates waste and it has no legs, feet, mouth, ears and nose. ...Katie

A worm is like a snail because they are small and squishy. They are different because a snail has a shell. I think it has no bones because of the way it moves. ...Mikayla

Jaylee said she was surprised I picked the worm up. ...Lindsay

A worm likes water and soil. It likes being moist. ...Austin

My mom won't pick up a worm, but the girls at my table did pick them up. ...Adrian

From my observation I saw that it reacted to being touched. If you are an animal you will react to being touched. ...Madalyn

I was surprised that the girls picked up the worms and gave them to everyone. ...Nicholas

I infer that my worm didn't have bones because he is tieing himself. Or else you wouldn't be able to bend that much. ..Chance

My worm made an 8. It goes backwards and forwards. ...Kaylan

It wiggles and squirms and scrunches and stretches. ...Emily

My worm inches along. It flips around. I know it doesn't have bones because I used them for fishing. ...Joe

An earthworm is like a beetle but it doesn't have legs. It wiggles. ...Lisa

Chris thought this experiment was cool. ...Austin

 

An earth worm is an animals because it needs food and water. ...Amy

Jessa said it was gross, Josh said it was cool, Emily said it was slimy and Sarah said it was fun. ...Sarah

When a worm moves it moves together and lets go. It is an animal because it needs water. ...Annie

My worm moved a lot. It was sort of hyper. ...Nolan

I think he is not an animal because he has no eyes. ...Brittany

It's like a snake because they both slither. A snake has a tongue and a worm doesn't have a tongue. ...Alicia

The worm is like a slug. It is small, slimy and squoshy. The worm is different from a slug because the worm is fast and the slug is not. ...Sam

The earthworm kept trying to crawl off the plate. The earth work could breathe through its skin. ...Austin B.

You can tell it's an animal because it has a mouth and a butt. ...Kyle

It does not have bones because when you put it on a hook there's no hard stuff. ...Dylan K.

A worm is like an ant because they are both small. An ant is like a worm but an ant has legs and three body parts and a worm has no legs and a worm has the same body part. ...Brandon

If it had bones it could not flex the way it does. It squeses itself apart and then together then apart and together to move. ...Tyler

My worm moves in circles . He streches his head out and then moves in a circle. ...Rebecca

I think my earthworm wanted to curl around my finger. I think the earthworm liked being moist. ..Cody

My worm, Marten, was in a ball. Then he went under his own body. ...Elizabeth

My worm's head is moving forward. Then the body moves. My worm moved kind of like a snake. ...Alison

It kept going in circles. When it moves the body gets bigger and smaller. ...Brandon

An earthworm is like a beetle because they both eat and live on the ground. They are different because the beetle walks and flys and the earthworm doesn't. ...Sean

I think a snake is like a worm because they can both tie in a knot. But a snake does not breath thorough its skin and a worm does. .. Derek

I think a worm is the same as a caturpiler. They move the same way. They both squirm around. They both get energy. ... Chris

I don't think it has bones because it's so small and it would have really small bones if it did have any. ...Jacob

Worms are animals because they breath. ...Hunter

The worm wiggles around a lot. It tries to get off my plate. ...Miranda

A worm is the same as a catipiller cause they both crawl. Theyr different because you can't see the hair on a worm easily but you can with a cattipiler. ...Jacob B.

I liked this experiment. I am glad we did it. I like worms. ...Johnny

My worm moves on his stomick. ...Jena

I think the worm is cool because it just keeps on moving, ... Emily

I think a worm moves by setae. You can tell by his head is the smallest side. Also there is a pink spot by his head. ...Bryce

I think it doesn't have bones because if you hold one in your hand it sags around your hand and bends in half. ...Parker

My worm goes long and short. He is too squishy to have bones. ...Josh

I think an it's an animal because it moves by itself and eats, breathes and grows. ...Kelly

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