Daylight or Darkness

Name ______________

Predict. Do you think your mealworm would rather be in the sunlight or in the dark?

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You will need a 3”x 3” piece of black and white construction paper. Spread the two pieces of construction paper out near the center of your desk. Place your mealworm in the center of your desk equal distances from each piece of construction paper. Observe which color your mealworm goes to most often. Do this at least five times and record your results using tally marks.

Black ____________

White ____________

My mealworm preferred the _________ area.

Ask ten classmates what color their mealworm went to most often and record those results on the following chart.
Student	Black	White
My mealworm
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From my observations and information I think most mealworms prefer to be in _____________________

From these observations describe where you think mealworms are most likely to live. Give at least two reasons why you decided on this answer.

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