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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Facts About Earthworms

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource on earthworms, offering the following sections: "Facts about Earthworms," "Migration and Annual Cycle," and "Lessons Activities and Information."
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Roundworms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The word "worm" is not very scientific. This informal term describes animals that have long bodies with no arms or legs. Worms with round, non-segmented bodies are...
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University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Annelida

For Students 9th - 10th
Berkeley offers a great site on segmented worms titled, "Introduction to Annelida, Everybody's favorite, worms."
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Infectious Diesease: Trichinosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything that you need to know about trichinosis and the worm that causes it will probably be available on this comprehensive site. Everything from the cause to prevention and lots of other topics are all presented.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Earthworm Hunt: The Search Is On!

For Teachers K - 1st
In this field lab activity, students predict and test areas around the school where they think earthworms will be found. After extracting some from the site, students observe the worms.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Power Point Life Span Diaries

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students research an animal or other living creature and create a life-span diary similar to the one they read about in the book Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. PowerPoint presentations are made for students to use while sharing their...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Gene Hunters: Genes and Aging

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the scientific breakthroughs in understanding the genes that control the way we age. Collect your own samples of active nematodes by assembling and using a device called a Baermann Funnel, then observe the behavior of these worms.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Unlikely Diary Keepers

For Teachers 2nd - 7th Standards
The writer will assume the role of a living creature (like an arthropod) or an abstraction (like a fraction). Writers will do research on what they have chosen as their roles, and learn new facts about these roles. The writer will...
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Woolly Bear Moths

For Students 9th - 10th
It is not surprising that this family of moths is commonly called woolly bears or woolly worms, as the caterpillars of many species are really very hairy. The larvae can be full of poisonous chemicals acquired from their host plants,...
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Mb Soft

Believe: Martin Luther

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes a biography of Martin Luther. Discusses the events that occured at the Diet of Worms when he refused to recant.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Beetle Worksheets and Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Expand your knowledge of meal worms and beetles with these interactive worksheets and games.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Be the Change: How to Be a Vermiculturist

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn all about worm composting in this article.
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Curated OER

Worms

For Students Pre-K - 1st
worms
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Never Say Die: Wisdom of the Worms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore scientific research in gene mapping, and discover the way genes regulate aging in people. View actual DNA after isolating it from onion cells.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Wag Worms

For Students K - 1st Standards
Use this challenge to see how many unique shapes can be created using exactly 5 cubes. At this one page website you can also check your results.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Other Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about various species of invertebrates including ticks, mussels, spiders and worms.
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University of California

Ucmp: Nematoda Roundworms

For Students 9th - 10th
General info from the University of California on the the physical characteristics and population ecology of roundworms.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Signs of Spring: Earthworms

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative presentation on earthworms that answers questions associated with ecology, conservation, life cycle, and characteristics.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Giant Tubeworms O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information the giant tubeworm.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Earthworm

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource investigates the earthworm with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, evolution, habitat, conservation, and external links.
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University of California

Earthworm Information

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at how earthworms affect the world around them. It also has a section which explains how earthworms deal with certain scenarios and materials like fertilizers. Lastly, physical descriptions are given to help one...
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Other

Marine Invertebrates of Hawaii Phylum Annelida

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures and short descriptions of several marine worms are available here.
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Other

Earthworm Behaviour and Habitat

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on where different species of earthworm like to live.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State: Insect Parasitic Nematodes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general overview of the Insect Parasitic Nematodes (a small round worm). Content includes a look at this worm's life cycle and its benefit/impact on the environment as biological insect control.

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