Curated OER
SEXUAL LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENT USING MONOCYSTIS
High schoolers perform a lab to becoe familar with scientific concepts. The skill of inquiry is essential and this lesson furthers its development. The intelligence of kinesthetics is used as learners perform the many aspects of this lab...
Curated OER
Experiment on Minimal Segment Size Regeneration of Lumbriculus variegatus
The experiment allows students to observe regeneration of tailless and headless worm segments into complete individuals. Data of a completed experiment are included as well as a student activity sheet.
Curated OER
The Great Spider Debate
Students study about the survival and hunting strategies of several different kinds of spiders. They also be introduced to scientific classification of spiders and write a brief report about one of the spider families they observe.
Curated OER
"Habitats"
Students complete a unit of lessons on animals and animal conservation. They observe a square meter of ground outside the school, set up a model environment, analyze an owl pellet, grow bread mold, and explore various websites.
Curated OER
Worms Crawl In and Do Lots of Things
Students observe the aquatic segmented worm, Lumbriculus varigatus and the life processes. They explore the processes of nutririon, transport, regulation, locomotion, and removal of wastes.
Curated OER
Relating Number of Insect Species to Water Quality
Students are asked to respond to questions such as:" Have there been surveys of the area to inventory the species?" (For example, for a wetland area, do they know what amphibians live there and how abundant they are?) Are there any...
Curated OER
Invertebrate Word Search
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to various types of invertebrates. There are 21 biology terms located in the word search.
Curated OER
Robin To the Rescue
For this animal care worksheet, students learn the proper steps to take if they ever see a baby bird on the ground. Students read the informative paragraph and solve an easy maze about birds.
Curated OER
Animals at Night
In this nocturnal animals worksheet, students study a fact page with lists of mammals, insects, birds and amphibians that they may see on the school grounds at night. There are no questions to answer.
Curated OER
Here Comes The Sunfish
In this online quiz learning exercise, students answer a set of multiple choice trivia questions about sunfish. Page has a link to answers.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Earthworm Castings: Soil for Young Garden Plants
Everybody knows that worms are good for the soil, but not everybody knows why. Here's a project that investigates just one of the ways earthworms improve the earth.
University of California
Earthworm Information
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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Wiggly Worms Earthworm Assessment Take Me Home!
Students will identify and describe the major element of an earthworm's habitat by drawing a diagram and writing a sentence. Included in this lesson is an earthworm habitat worksheet, video of the lesson in action, a grading rubric, and...
Read Works
Read Works: Earthworms Do Good Work
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about earthworms and how they help the soil. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Common Earthworm Classification and Characteristics
The taxonomic classification of the earthworm is described and its anatomical characteristics.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Diets Affect Earthworms and the Soil They Enrich
In this environment-oriented experiment, you will mix it up with earthworms, soil, and various types of organic kitchen scraps. The basic idea is to set up small earthworm colonies to compost different types of food waste. You test the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Earthworms: Nature's Tiller?
Everybody knows that worms are good for the soil, but not everybody knows why. This lab shows you how to efficiently measure earthworms within units of soil to determine their affect on decomposition and reduction of surface residue.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Common Earthworm
Before you go looking for an earthworm, learn more about it from this detailed fact sheet and from these close-up photos.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Signs of Spring: Earthworms
An informative presentation on earthworms that answers questions associated with ecology, conservation, life cycle, and characteristics.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Earthworm Hunt: The Search Is On!
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.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Earthworm
Comprehensive resource investigates the earthworm with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, evolution, habitat, conservation, and external links.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Earthworms
This site gives an in-depth description of a earthworm, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Earthworm Biology: Science of the Natural Decomposers
The anatomy of an earthworm is described and how it reproduces.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Digestive System of an Earthworm
Provides information about the anatomy of the earthworm's digestive system and why the earthworm plays such an important role in soil health.
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