General Integrated Science Year 11
Unit 1 Assessment Task 2
Science Inquiry Skills Investigation
Design a Portable Worm Farm that could be used
for Science Investigations.
Name: ___________________________________
Date: _______________________
Research Task 1
Describe the needs and care of the earthworms in a
portable worm farm in terms of optimum light, air, food,
moisture, temperature, habitat, and population size and
hygiene. Explain how these needs will fit the criteria for
the portable worm farm.
Summary
General Integrated Science Year 11
Unit 1 Assessment Task 2
Science Inquiry Skills Investigation
Design a Portable Worm Farm that could be used
for Science Investigations.
Name: ___________________________________
Date: _______________________
Research Task 1
Describe the needs and care of the earthworms in a
portable worm farm in terms of optimum light, air, food,
moisture, temperature, habitat, and population size and
hygiene. Explain how these needs will fit the criteria for
the portable worm farm.
Summary
 Design a Portable Worm Farm that could be used for Science Investigations.

Note-Taking Template for Research Task 1 Date: _________________________

Describe the needs and care of the earthworms in a portable worm farm in terms of optimum light, air, food, moisture, temperature, habitat,
and population size and hygiene. Explain how these needs will fit the criteria for the portable worm farm.

Factors affecting Values of the factors or

Optimum Values for Annelid
earthworms, or Values of the Variables Evidence
earthworms
Variables
Intensity:
Light
Length of time:

oxygen
Air
including the gases
carbon dioxide
required

high
Moisture
low

high
Temperature
low
Describe the optimum habitat for Annelid earthworms.
Habitat

Criteria for the

portable worm farm