Selected Worm Websites

 

 

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000102.html

All About Earthworms:  Wendell the Worm reports on earthworms.  Also, videos displaying a worm’s beating heart and a live birth.

 

 

www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms

The autobiography of Squirmin’ Herman the Worm.  A very kid friendly site full of information about earthworms from the perspective of a worm.

 

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/agriculture/sustainable_agriculture/faqs/earthworm-faq.html

Frequently asked Questions about earthworms.  If you have technical questions related to earthworms, you can submit those questions here to the Earthworm Bulletin Board Service which is monitored by more than 40 earthworm specialists from around the world.

 

 

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/search/Worm.html

More FAQ about earthworms, geared to elementary school/middle school level.  Also, terrific list of Teacher Tips that can be used with many different science topics.

 

 

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/soil/story2/goodworm.htm

Careful: Earthworms Underfoot!  A story about a soil scientist and the work he does to learn more about earthworms.  Middle/Upper Elementary.  Good list of links, too.

 

 

www.nysite.com/nature/fauna/earthworm.htm

This site is a weblinks page describing other great sites.

 

 

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/

The Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry provides workshops, programs, on‑line support, and an intellectual community of practice which afford science reform educators a deep and rich experience of how inquiry learning looks and feels.

 

 

Selected Earthworm Books

 

Barrow, L.H.  (2000).  Science fair projects investigating earthworms.  Enslow Publishers:    Berkeley Heights, NJ.  Summary: Presents 

            experiments, suitable for science fairs, that explore the structure, function, movement, preferences, and reactions or earthworms.

 

 

Cronin, D.  (2003).  Diary of a worm.  Joanna Cotler Books (An imprint of Harper Collins Publishers: New York.  Summary: A young worm

            discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.  

 

 

Glaser, L.  (1992).  Wonderful worms.  The Millbrook Press: Brookfield, CT. 

Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the common earthworm.  Picture book.

 

 

Hess, L.  (1979).  The amazing earthworm.  Charles Scribner’s Sons: New York.

Summary: Describes the characteristics and habits of that best-known worm, the earthworm.  Photographs. 

 

 

Holmes, K.J.  (1998).  Earthworms. Bridgestone Books: Mankato, MN. 

Summary: An introduction to earthworms’ physical characteristics, habits, behavior, and relationships to humans. Photographs.

 

 

McLaughlin, M. (1986).  Earthworms, dirt, and rotten leaves.  Atheneum: New York, NY.

Summary: Examines the earthworm and its environment, suggesting experiments to introduce basic ecological concepts as

demonstrated by the earthworm’s survival in its habitat.

 

 

Pascoe, E.  (1997).  Earthworms.  Blackbirch Press, Inc.: Woodbridge, CT.

Summary: Describes the digging habits, physical characteristics, reproductive process, and habitat of the earthworm and provides

instructions for related hands-on science projects. 

 

 

Ross, M.E. (1996).  Wormology.  Carolrhoda Books: Minneapolis, MN.

Summary: Combines background information and suggestions for investigations in a fun way for elementary students.