The The LifecycleLifecycleof a of a SilkwormSilkworm

By 1MPBy 1MP

The lifecycle begins…

This term 1MP has looked after silkworms in ourclassroom.

We kept them in a cardboard box.

The lifecycle begins…

This term 1MP has looked after silkworms in ourclassroom.

We kept them in a cardboard box.

“When larvae hatch out of eggs they are tiny.”

Kristina

“They look like little ants.”Emad

“When larvae hatch out of eggs they are tiny.”

Kristina

“They look like little ants.”Emad

“When the worms first come outof the egg they are called larva.”

Ibrahim

“When the worms first come outof the egg they are called larva.”

Ibrahim

We have put a 5-cent piecein our box to comparehow fast our silkworms are growing.

We have put a 5-cent piecein our box to comparehow fast our silkworms are growing.

“We can touch them but donot squeeze them or they

will die. They are so cute.”Dylan

“They need fresh leaves togrow and grow.”

Charleez

“We can touch them but donot squeeze them or they

will die. They are so cute.”Dylan

“They need fresh leaves togrow and grow.”

Charleez

“They eat all the time andthey are getting so big.”

Umut

“They have a rest when they are tired.”

Miriama

“They eat all the time andthey are getting so big.”

Umut

“They have a rest when they are tired.”

Miriama

“Silkworms eat mulberry leaves to get bigger.”

Kristina

“We can touch them because they will not bite.

The only thing they do ismunch on leaves.”

Eliza

“Silkworms eat mulberry leaves to get bigger.”

Kristina

“We can touch them because they will not bite.

The only thing they do ismunch on leaves.”

Eliza

“They don’t drink anything because

the leaves already have water.”

Sujal

“They are growing fatter and longer. When we hold them they wiggle and play.

They are very smart and cute.”Srishti

“On their side they have tiny holes so they can

breathe.”Inbum

“They are growing fatter and longer. When we hold them they wiggle and play.

They are very smart and cute.”Srishti

“On their side they have tiny holes so they can

breathe.”Inbum

“They wriggle around and shed their skins. They arefat and lovely.”

Ama

“They wriggle around and shed their skins. They arefat and lovely.”

Ama

“Silkworms make silk. If we didn’t have

silkworms we won’t have silk clothes.”

Ibrahim

“When the silkworms are not eating mulberry leaves that means they are going to start spinning the cocoon.” Ela

“The cocoons are very hard. Some are white and some are yellow.

White silkworms spin white cocoons and the striped ones spin yellow cocoons.”

Eliza

Created by

1MP

at

Merrylands East Public School, Sydney

The End!