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Curated OER

Worm Watching

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils examine the role earthworms play in building soils. They discuss worms and what they do with soil, make predictions and draw pictures, and observe their worms in soil over a two week period.
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PPT
Biology Junction

Annelids: The Segmented Worms

For Students 9th - 12th
Here's a lesson that just might make your class squirm! Learn about segmented worms in a detailed PowerPoint presentation including the wriggly earthworms young scientists dig up in their backyards. Although seemingly simple creatures,...
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Curated OER

What do Earthworms Like to Eat?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students encounter three ecosystems for earth worms prior to performing an experiment. It will introduce students to one form of ecosystem as well as demonstrate how earthworms and the foods they eat affect the environment in which they...
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Curated OER

Earthworm Bridge

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete analysis experiments for decomposers and their adaptable traits. In this decomposers lesson, 4th graders test worm behavior to light, sound, warmth, touch, and moisture. Students work in groups to analyze the...
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Curated OER

Observation of a Living Earthworm

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine earthworms and their parts.Ā  For this earthworm lesson students complete a lab worksheet on the earthworm and test its response to certain factors.Ā 
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Curated OER

Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the earthworm and write a one paragraph report on its anatomy and habitat. They learn about worms and how to dissect them through Video Streaming and virtual dissections, along with actually dissect a worm as...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Earthworms Page 1 and 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students locate 17 words related to earthworms. Words include decayed, present, similar, waste, enemies, and insects.
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National Wildlife Federation

Soil Decomposers

For Teachers K - 8th
Worms are the kings of the decomposers. A four-part lesson plan has learners experiment with the characteristics of earthworms and their sensitivities. They vary factors such as light, acidity, temperature, and touch of soil and observe...
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Curated OER

National Worm Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils participate in the National Worm Survey. In this National Worm Survey lesson, students generate data on earthworms. Pupils submit their data to the online database Worm Watch.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Segmented Worms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this segmented worms worksheet, students will review the characteristics of segmented worms including the earthworm, bristleworm, and leech. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank, 3 true or false, and 3 matching questions.
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Curated OER

Worm Weather Predicted

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine worm habitats. For this animal habitats lesson, students participate in a lab activity that requires them to explore the adaptations that earthworms make to their environment.
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Curated OER

Nature's Recyclers

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create environments to demonstrate how earthworms interact with their surroundings.
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Curated OER

Soda Bottle Compost: Nutrient Cycling in Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate, through their own experimentation, the important role wildlife play in nutrient cycling. Earthworms and compost are used in this experiment and different experimental setups be evaluated.
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Curated OER

From Earthworms to Chimps

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars research the life and achievements of one woman of their choosing and embrace the power of one person's dedication to society, They express their assessment of the individual's life and accomplishments in a detailed...
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Curated OER

Earthworm Nervous System

For Teachers K - 5th
Investigate the nervous system of an earthworm! Your class gets into pairs to test, record, and draw conclusions about the reaction earthworms have to different stimuli (sound, light, and smell).
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Curated OER

Working Worms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine earthworms. In this earthworm lesson, 4th graders investigate how earthworms help prepare soil for planting. Students examine other living and nonliving elements in a garden habitat.
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Curated OER

Observations (collecting data)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe and collect data about the earthworm. In this observation of an earthworm lesson plan, students use an earthworm to determine the effects of light and incline on the earthworm's behavior. They practice making...
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Curated OER

Making a Mini Worm Habitat

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create an earthworm habitat. In this worms instructional activity, 3rd graders construct a KWL chart about earthworms and research their habitat. Students create a mini habitat for their earthworms by using gravel, sand,...
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Curated OER

Three Worm Lesson

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe properties of three worms. In this living and non-living activity, 3rd graders study characteristics of living and non-living worms. Students experiment to find how light, heat and moisture effects each of the...
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Curated OER

Neurons and the Nervous System

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The highlight of this series is activitiy #4. Anatomy pupils examine slides of three unknown cells. With the function of the nervous system in mind, they consider the structure of each and try to guess which one is part of that system....
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Curated OER

Animal Behavior

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Can you train a worm? Biology buffs will have a blast trying! Using planaria or earthworms, they introduce a certain stimulus repeatedly until the desired response happens more quickly. They also explore the response of their own eyes to...
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California Academy of Science

What Would Happen?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Nothing says classroom fun like anĀ invertebrateĀ and a magnifying glass! Snails, earthworms, and roly-poly bugs become the center of attention as pint-sized investigators hone their inquiry and observation skills. They are guided through...
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Curated OER

Dirty Worms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the functions of earthworms and their effect on soil. They conduct an earthworm dissection lab, and complete a checklist.
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Curated OER

Worms Attack

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe earthworms and record their observations. They test to find how earthworms react to touch and moisture. After their study of earthworms, they do a creative writing activity in which they tell about life from the...

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