Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Earthworm: The Farmer's Friend
Discover how earthworms help farmers.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Earthworm Facts and Information
Learn where earthworms live, how they are useful to the environment, and other interesting fun facts.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Earthworms
Discover basic facts about the earthworm, also known as the nightcrawler.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Facts About Earthworms
A comprehensive resource on earthworms, offering the following sections: "Facts about Earthworms," "Migration and Annual Cycle," and "Lessons Activities and Information."
Middle School Science
Lesson Plan: Earthworm Dissection
In this lesson plan site, you will "Learn the external and internal anatomy of the earthworm, understand the structure and function of external and internal organs, know the digestive, circulatory, reproductive, and nervous system, and...
Other
Earthworm Behaviour and Habitat
This resource focuses on where different species of earthworm like to live.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Earthworm Dissection
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains pictures and labels for in-process earthworm dissection.
PBS
Pbs: Dissection101: Dissection Resources for Classroom Use
A collection of lesson plans, quizzes, and educational videos developed for online dissections. The site hopes to improve the learning experience for students, and increase the quality of the dissection experience. Organisms included are...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Worm Watch
For this field investigation, learners use sampling techniques to identify the types of earthworms found in the schoolyard. Data will be combined for the whole class to get a snapshot of the earthworm population, species, and ecological...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Frequently Asked Questions About Earthworms
This site from ibiblio.org answers lots of frequently asked questions about earthworms.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Eisenia Fetida
Eisenia fetida is a type of earthworm commonly used for vermicomposting. This resource provides facts about its habitat, range, anatomy, and method of reproduction. It also provides a few tips on composting.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Phylum Annelida
This section (in table of contents as "Phylum Annelida: Segmented Worms") gives a description of how segmented worms developed certain characteristics as well as it explains the differences in the evolution of different classes of...
Other
Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Worm Watch
WormWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the earthworms in their environments, and submit their observations. Monitoring earthworms provides valuable information about the health of local soils so that...
SRI International
Performance Assessment Links in Science: Stimulus/response in Invertebrates
Students are given some guidelines to develop experiments to see how slugs or earthworms repsond to stimuli such as vinegar and light. This activity is designed to last 4 class periods.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Digging Up Details on Worms: Using Science in an Inquiry Study
A lesson plan based on a study unit of earthworms, using the inquiry model to integrate scientific processes with literacy practices. Instruction plans, related resources, and standards are included.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Decomposers
This site gives a detailed overview of "decomposers": bacteria, fungi, and earthworms. Content includes a look at how decomposers contribute to a symbiotic relationship.
Earth Life
Earth Life Web: The Phylum Annelida
Beginning with a list of characteristics, this website from Earth-Life Web welcomes you to the amazing world of annelids. After discussing some of the 9,000 different worms included in this phylum, links to the classes polychaeta,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Connecting the Story "Diary of a Worm" to a Daily Activity Diary
Beginning with reading, "Diary of a Worm" to the students, guide a discussion about how the story is like real worms. The students then keep a day by day activity diary of all the things that happen in their lives to compare their lives...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Learning About Worms Using
Contains plans for four lessons that use the book "Diary of a Worm" by Doreen Cronin to teach about worms. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change: Worm Watch [Pdf]
Over a period of a week to ten days students observe the impact worms have on soil. Seven easily obtainable objects are all that is needed to complete this activity. 45 minutes are required for setup and some additional time for...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Wiggly Worms
Pupils learn about worms through sorting red worms and earthworms, and reading a fact-based story.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Annelids Worms With Segments
If you've dodged earthworms along the sidewalk after a rainfall then you have observed annelids. This text highlights these and other segmented worms.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Do Worms Behave?
Students investigate how worms will interact and adapt with their environment.
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