Inquiring about Silkworms

• How long is a silkworm?
• How does he eat the leaves?
• What is in his stomach? 

The children continue their inquiry to learn more about the silkworm.

Ms. Jo brought in a silkworm to help us answer some of their questions. We used a microscope to take a closer look at the silkworm, to see how it moves and eats.

 

We measured the silkworm, it was about 7 centimetres long!

The children were curious about the shedding skim. We watched a video to see how the silkworm ‘moults’.  

We watched a second video to see how the silkworm spins its cocoon. 

We continue to add to our research, documenting new and interesting information we uncover about the silkworms.