CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Segmented Worms
[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...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Segmented Worms: Self Check Quiz
Try these self-checking quiz questions about the Phylum of segmented worms, Annelida.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm
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...
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Outlines the morphology common to Annelid classes as well as their development.
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...
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Segmented Worms
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Segmented Worms (Annelida), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this phylum and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
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...
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...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Worms
This adaptable class project, developed by a first grade teacher, reveals the secret world of worms.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to the Annelida
Berkeley offers a great site on segmented worms titled, "Introduction to Annelida, Everybody's favorite, worms."
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Diviertate Con Herman
These are fun activities about the history, family tree and anatomy of a worm named Herman.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Wiggly Worms
Students learn about worms through sorting red worms and earthworms, and reading a fact-based story.
Other
Marine Invertebrates of Hawaii Phylum Annelida
Colorful pictures and short descriptions of several marine worms are available here.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: Vermicomposting
Informational facts on worms with directions on how to vermicompost, where worms turn garbage into plant food.
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."
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Giant Tubeworms O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information the giant tubeworm.
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.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Annelida
Basic facts about segmented worms: their size, number of species, where they typically live, ecological roles, and human uses.
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project: Animals
Extensive site that contains much information about the various animal phyla. Each phyla gives photos, common examples, scientific names and references. Collection of 1630 websites about bio-diversity.
University of Michigan
Bio Kids: Critter Catalog: Leeches
This page answers questions that students might ask about leeches, including classification information. It also has excellent photographs of them and links to more in-depth information.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Roundworms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The word "worm" is not very scientific. This informal term describes animals that have long bodies with no arms or legs. Worms with round, non-segmented bodies are...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Annelids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of annelids like earthworms.
Other
University of Aberdeen: The Phyla of Kingdom Animalia
Very systematic breakdown of the animal kingdom starting with the simplest type the sponge, all the way to the chordate or vertebrate. Each phylum has a link with information.
