Success Link
Success Link: Autobiography of a Parasite
Use this lesson plan as an interesting culmination of a study of parasites. Students use the information they've gathered to write an autobiography of thelife cycle of the parasite of their choice.
Other
Biology of the Goat: Internal Parasites
Goat parasites direct life cycles, indirect life cycles, and survival mechanisms are explained in this competent site.
Songs for Teaching
No Backbone Beat
Learn your invertebrates with this great rap. Your students will be walking through the halls singing this rap, when you begin your invertebrate unit with it. It covers protozoan, metazoan, arthropods, and more.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Dog Roundworm
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Dog Roundworms (Toxocara canis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found...
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Feline Roundworm
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Feline Roundworms (Toxocara cati), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Giant Roundworm
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Giant Roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Animal Kingdom
Background information about all of the classes of the animal kingdom, followed by four short lesson plan outlines.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Human Roundworm
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Human Roundworms (Strongyloides stercoralis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Fact Sheet: Trichinosis
A fact sheet about trichinosis from the CDC. Includes information on what it is, symptoms, and how it spreads.
US Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture: Ultrastructure of Esophagus
This site from the US Department of Agriculture provides brief notes on the structure of the esophagus and cell bodies of juvenile roundworms.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Merck Manual: Parasitic Infections: Trichinosis
Scroll down to the middle of this page on parasitic infections for information on trichinosis. Read about the signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment.