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Identifying an Earthworm

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Students navigate the Internet to learn to identify Earthworms. In this taxonomy lesson, students explore species of earthworms finding their characteristics and using photographs to identify the species. Students research information to enable them to catch and classify earthworms.

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scientific classification, taxonomy, species, earthworms

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4th - 5th
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Science
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