The children were fascinated with the way they looked and moved, leading us towards undertaking a mini inquiry into their lives. We then gathered a few live specimens and prepared a man-made environment that would suit their needs, ensuring we have moist soil and plant materials for them to feed on. We researched whether they were witchetty grubs and found out that these were referred to as lawn curl grubs and could possibly turn into beetles. But we were still puzzled about what kind of beetle exactly.
We then decided that we would keep them for 95 days in order to find out whether they are the much -loved Christmas or Scarab beetle or the dreaded black African beetles, which are considered pests. The children engaged in scientific discovery and engaged their inquisitive thinking, which fit in well with our current Unit of Inquiry – We Share the Natural World. We are looking forward to sharing our ongoing observations and findings to the wider ELC community. But in the meantime, we discovered that grubs are one of our chicken’s favourite food and we happily share our wiggly grubs with them.
Coney Rocca
Cooper Teacher
