This is our classic Worm World game with an environmental twist. The happiness and health of the worms are affected by the quality of their environment.

Make sure you keep the water clean and well aerated, or they'll get sick. There is a water quality meter in the top right. Watch out that the worms don't damage the plant that keeps their water fresh with bubbles. Click/tap on them if they're having a naughty nibble and feed them with pellets instead.

The tank is equipped with multi-media that runs off a rechargeable battery. This is charged from the use of the wheel. It stores 5 power units.

Use the net to fish out any pollutants in the water - poo and pellet spikes that the worms can get caught in. If they are poorly, the green cross will make them better.

• How do you get the TV and music to play?
• What happens if the worms nibble too much on the plant?
• What makes the water bad and how can you keep it fresh?
• What happens when you leave a pellet spike in the water? How can you prevent problems?

This activity effectively demonstrates the importance of looking after our environment to ensure the health of living things.
The game represents some key real-life environmental issues and can be used to prompt discussion on important topics.

For example, as the worms start to eat away at the plant, fewer bubbles are produced and the water quality decreases, impacting the worms’ health. This presents the opportunity to discuss the importance of plants in our environment for releasing oxygen and maintaining good air quality, so humans can live healthily. As well as the issues associated with deforestation, at present and in the future.

Also, draw attention to the dangers of the leftover pellet spikes- worms can become trapped and unwell. This provides the opportunity to reiterate the importance of correctly disposing of our waste- explain that unrecycled plastic in the oceans is a real-life issue threatening wildlife currently.

On a more positive note, the rechargeable battery-powered media system, charged by the worms using the wheel, is an example of clean, sustainable energy production.