Wonderful World of Worms

Excursion Program Overview

Did you know that Australia is home to 1,000 species of earthworm, including the Giant Gippsland Earthworm, the world’s largest worm? Burrow into the world of the earthworm and discover how these creatures are able survive underground. What features do they have to help them breathe, move and feed under the soil? Earthworms can eat their own body weight in food every day, which makes them perfect to tackle our food waste problem. Discover how worm farms are helping homes, schools and kindergartens to recycle their food scraps. 

Program activities:

• Compost Capers Play: Through dress up, children will discover how to make a compost heap and all the amazing creatures that help turn our food and garden scraps into compost. We might even get a visit from some wriggly worms!
• Giant Compost Bin: Students will venture through our “Incredible Shrinking Machine” to explore inside a compost bin and meet the creatures that call this place home.
• Worms Up Close: Children will meet our wonderful wriggly worms from our worm farm and uncover how they move, feed and reproduce.
• Wiggly Worm Relay: Our worms are hungry and we need the children to feed them. The students will race through some wriggly worm tunnels to sort different food items for the worms’ lunch.

Can be customised to your learners’ needs.

Duration:  We recommend 1 hour and 30 minutes with a 15 minute break halfway through.

Restrictions: Maximum of 25 children per group.  Adults are free of charge and we suggest a ratio of one adult for every three children to aid supervision. No younger siblings please.

Curriculum Connections:

Children are connected with and contribute to their world (Community).  Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework Outcome 2.