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University of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm InteractiveUniversity of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm Interactive
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University of Illinois
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2nd - 5th
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University of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm

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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 Worm." He'll tell you how to make "worm bins" and what he likes to eat. More fun facts about worms and an activity page round out the offerings on this site.

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Concepts

animal behavior, animal classification, animals, annelids, composting, earthworms, invertebrates, worms

Additional Tags

animal activities, animal fact sheets, animal habitats, segmented worm, vermicomposting, annelida, kingdom animalia, urban text: adventures of herman the worm, segmented worms

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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