New Expedition! Dirt and Worms

We all love a good mystery, don't we?  To introduce our new expedition to the crews we kept them in suspense, merely telling them they were going to do some scientific observations in dirt.  In small groups, manned with popsicle sticks, the children poked around and peered into the tubs of soil....and then 
SQUEALS AND OOOH'S AND AHH'S!  WORMS!  What fun!

In the weeks to come our worms will live in a worm farm in our room.  We will make observations in our worm journals and we'll learn how earthworms help make our soil rich for growing food.  (by the way, worm "droppings" are called "castings" not "poop".  I'm going to refrain from saying the "p" word at the risk of loosing the crew daily to such discussions!  Ahh...first grade.  That kind of talk is inevitable and hilarious to them.  

Second to this we will learn about soil and how our earth's resources are limited.  

Enjoy the pictures from our first day with the worms!