Wet or Dry?

Name ______________

Predict. Will your mealworm prefer wet or dry areas?

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Put your mealworm in the middle of your desk. Place four or five drops of water one side of your desk and no drops of water on the other side of your desk. Observe to see if your mealworm prefers to be in the wet or dry area of your desk. Do this at least five times and record your results using tally marks.

Wet Area ____________

Dry Area _____________

My mealworm preferred the _________ area.

Compare your results with ten other students in your class.
Student	Wet Area	Dry Area
My mealworm
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10.
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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