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Doing science at home is a fun way to engage children in family activities that everyone can learn from! What to do? Why not adopt some flatworms! 

Flatworm Fun! Care, Experiments, Videos, Photos & Activities
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Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home
Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home
Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home
Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home Kids of All Ages Can Explore Science Together At Home
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Jar of Planaria from Carolina Biological Supply
Dugesia Resting in the Corner of the Tank
They like to rest in the corner of the tank.
Cleaning a Tank of Planaria Using Pipette to Transfer the Worms
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Dugesia Flatworm Winter Eggs
Flatworm winter eggs.
Kids Cleaning Planaria Flatworm Tank
PLANARIA UPDATE!
Latest Flatworm News 
6/10/13

Planaria Winter Eggs & Babies!

This spring we welcomed a bunch of flatworm babies that hatched from crazy looking winter eggs. Check out the video below!
In late winter of 2013 we ordered Dugesia flatworms as a way to expose my young children to science. 

This Planaria Main Page is the gateway to what we've learned so far and all the the materials that we have developed through our home life science explorations: information on keeping flatwormsDugesia, and flatworm  regeneration
videos,  photos  & activities.
Dugesia Flatworm Resources from Kid Science SPO
How To Find and Take Care of Dugesia Flatworms
Everything you need to know to find, house and feed Dugesia, a type of planarian flatworm commonly used in science classrooms and easy to keep at home.

Flatworm Videos

Flatworm Reproduction & Regeneration
Learn how Dugesia reproduce with summer and winter egg capsules, regrow missing body parts, and even make new flatworms by pinching off part of their own body! Features "Cupcake", the flatworm start of our regeneration experiments.
Flatworm Photos (Click here for more Dugesia flatworm photos)

Photo of two Flatworms Heads
Planaria Flatworm Whole Worm and Head Fragment
Planaria Dugesia Flatworms in Different Colors
FREE Flatworm ACTIVITIES!

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  • Planarians as Bug of the Week from University o as Bug of the Week from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.​​





Our cross-eyes flatworms! Aren't they cute :)
Dugesia Flatworms - Our Cross-Eyes Flatworms. Aren't They Cute:)
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Young children are natural born scientists, full of curiosity! Check out the at-home experiments and explorations of a scientist mom & her kids.
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