Curated OER
Story of Silk
Students investigate the steps of the silk-making process through a reading of the story, "The Empress and the Silkworm" by Toy Hong. Sequencing cards are utilized to enhance the process and a silkworm's cocoon is unravelled.
Curated OER
Story Of Silk
Students discover the use of silk found in China while conducting research using a variety of resources. They read "The Empress And The Silkworm" as a literature study to establish the context of the lesson. Then students unwrap a cocoon...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Silkworm Moth
Information about the silkworm moth with a labeled diagram.
Other
Union County College: The Mulberry Tree and Its Silkworm Connection
An explanation of the relationship between the silkworm and the mulberry tree, required for the production of silk.
Other
Bobmyx Mori: The China Silkworm
This article provides a day-by-day account of the hatching, feeding, spinning, silk harvesting, and breeding of silkworms, with photographs of each step and process. Very detailed.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Bombyx Mori (Silkworms)
Biological information about the silkworm, Bombyx mori, including habitat, physical description, behavior, food habits, and more.
Popular Science
Popular Science: Scientists Color Silk by Feeding Silkworms Fabric Dyes
Account of experiments scientists are performing to get silkworms to produce colored silk.
Read Works
Read Works: Spit for Silk
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about silkworms and how silk is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.