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Children of the Earth: Soil Facts for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cute site for younger students to learn the basic facts about soil. Follow the questions and answers posed by a cute earthworm and his family!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Oli Finds His Place in the Dirt

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
ABCya! presents its fourth children's storybook for the classroom. Oli Finds His Place in the Dirt, is an original work by Michelle Tocci. The story is about an earthworm who feels sad about not being important. This is a great storybook...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Segmented Worms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When you think of worms, you probably picture earthworms. There are actually many types of worms, including flatworms, roundworms, and segmented worms. Earthworms...
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Simple Eyes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Earthworms and other simple animals like the starfish have a different eye structure known as a 'simple' eye.Learn about its anatomy and how it functions.
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Uk Safari: Creepy Crawlies

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a picture of an arthropod, such as an earthworm, spider, or slug, and a picture, description, and other facts will appear along with the photo of the insect.
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Other

Cartage.org: Types of Circulatory Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough resource examinces the several types of circulatory systems and provides drawings of these systems in molluscs, arthropods, and the earthworms.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Annelids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of annelids like earthworms.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Living Things and Their Needs: Animals' Needs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about the basic needs of animals by creating and observing a worm terrarium. The lesson and student worksheets can be downloaded in PDF format.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Annelida (Segmented Worms)

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the morphology common to Annelid classes as well as their development.
Website
Other

New Brunswick Waste Management /"Backyard Magic"

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive description of the environmental benefits of composting solid waste. Complete directions for composting, detailed description of composting chemistry, suggestions for applications of humus, question and answer page,...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Claude's Got the Scoop on Soil

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about how soil is made, who really needs soil, and what happens to soil if you don't take care of it.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Vermicomposting: How Worms Can Reduce Our Waste

For Students 9th - 10th
Nearly one third of our food ends up in the trash can. Matthew Ross details the steps we can all take to vermicompost at home, and why it makes good business sense to do so. [4:29]
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm

For Students 2nd - 5th
WORMS- What are they? Where did they come from? If you are interested in Herman the Worm's family tree (biologically speaking), his body structures, or all the facts about him that you'll ever need, go to "The Adventures of Herman the...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: What's Different About These Worms?

For Teachers 3rd
Observe three different worm models and identify characteristics.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Worm Bin Project Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn about the worm life cycle and decomposition of life by creating small-scale worm ecosystems. Research groups share scientific data with groups at other schools using web-based communication tools.
Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Pond Life Animal Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.
Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Taiga Animal Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful pictures of animals found in the taiga biome such as the arctic fox, bald eagle, gray wolf, and muskrat. Information is provided about each animal when clicked.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Construct a Worm Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Clear instructions, with a photo of each step, explaining how to make a 'worm farm' in a large jar.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.5 Segmented Worms

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the physical features of segmented worms.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: San Joaquin Pocket Mouse

For Students 4th - 8th
The San Joaquin Pocket Mouse vocalizes with low grunts, growls, and squeals, and communicates aggression by tooth-chattering. This species will consume earthworms and soft-bodied insects, but its diet is mainly very tiny seeds of...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Montane Shrew

For Students 4th - 8th
Montane Shrews are among the most common shrews, and do well in a variety of moist habitats: thick, grassy areas near streams or rivers; meadows; thickets of willow and alder; spruce-fir forests; and alpine tundra. They are dietary...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Ermine

For Students 4th - 8th
Ermine are highly adaptable predators, easily invading small burrows to feed on voles, mice, and young rabbits. They also eat earthworms, frogs, and squirrels, climbing trees and swimming if necessary. Learn more about the Mustela...
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Worms

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This adaptable class project, developed by a first grade teacher, reveals the secret world of worms.
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Other

Covington Independent Public Schools: A Worm Farm

For Students K - 2nd
Students will observe firsthand that worms change organic waste into soil. Directions and a cut/paste worksheet are included in this lesson.

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