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Mealworm Behavior

Directions:

  1. Read the background information on mealworms.
  2. Click on the Stimulus 1 tab.
  3. On your paper, write down the stimulus question.
  4. Make a prediction of what will happen by selecting a prediction and dragging it to the predicted behavior area. Also, write your prediction on your paper.
  5. Press the play button, and watch the mealworm respond to the stimulus.
  6. Select the actual behavior and drag the behavior to the actual behavior area. Also, write the actual behavior on your own paper.
  7. Complete steps two through six for stimulus 2 through stimuls 4.