Students learning from worms

Horsham Primary School’s grade three, four and five students are building mini worm farms to learn about the environment and sustainability.

Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN and Bunnings teamed with teachers to help the students create their own worm farm.

LLEN project manager Vanessa O’loughlin said she was excited about the project.

“It’s a great chance for kids to learn how to look after worms by understanding their environmental needs,” she said.

“They will learn about sustainability from recycling food and waste into their mini worm farms.

“It’s also a fun way to get kids engaged in science.” Students monitor their mini farms for four weeks, investigating what the worms eat, how much water the soil needs and what conditions are optimal.

The students will then release their worms into a larger worm farm provided by Bunnings.

Horsham Primary School assistant principal Brenda Evans said it was a fantastic project.

“It’s a great partnership between LLEN, Bunnings and the school,” she said.

“The larger worm farm will remain at the school and continue to promote sustainability and recycling learning for all students.”