The silkworm is really not a worm at all! it turns out that it is a moth. this is what we learned about the silkworm:

the silkworm

Intersting facts:

1. It lives in china.

2. The egg is a yellow color and the egg turns black.

3. The silkworm stays in its cocoon for thousands of years.

4. The adult silkworm has four wings with scales on them.

5. The silkworm is 914 meter long.

6. The silkworms favorite food is mulberry.

7. The silkworm lives in captivity.

KWL Chart

The silkworm

At first, I thougth the silkworm was a slimy worm like an earthworm. Now I know that it turns into a white moth! First, it is an egg. Then, it is a white caterpillar. Next, it goes into a white cocoon. Finally, it tuns into a white moth. This is called the life cycle of the silkworm. We still want to know where it lives, what it eats, and where it gets it's food. where going to Enchantedlearning.com. Iwant to find pictures of the silkworm.