Earthworms improve soil structure and tilth. Their casts are an intimate mixture of organic material ... but the only way a population can get started is by overland movement from nearby places that ...

If they do not match closely, consider other factors such as material harmful to earthworms going into the soil, recent movement of the soil or the presence of predators such as moles. Leaf Litter ...

Discuss why earthworms may prefer some soil types to others. Questions to dicuss ... Pupils might work scientifically by: identifying and grouping animals with and without skeletons and observing and ...

The renewed push for organic farming in the state aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of promoting sustainable ...

They chomp and chew the soil like underground earthworms, and ‘tunnel down’ in snaky worm-patterns, with the class forming four ‘worm-lines’ across the room. Eventually they snooze as a ...

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We begin underground - where the frosty earth is beginning to be warmed up by the sun - and we wiggle the soil into life, moving as tunnelling earthworms which chomp and chew and wiggle!