Curated OER
Red Worms Rock!
Second graders measure red worms. In this lesson, 2nd graders observe and collect data on red worms. Students measure the red worms and create a graph with the data they collect.
Curated OER
Let's Build a Worm Bin
Students explore the process of decomposition. In this ecology and measurement lesson, students prepare a worm home to be used for vermicomposting. Students weigh a group of worms and the added food, recording this information on a data...
Curated OER
Life In the Soil: Home Sweet Home: Red Worms
In this soil worksheet, students complete 2 pages about the importance of soil in plant growth. Students read about red worms and answer 2 questions about composting. Students fill out a chart with their observations of plants planted in...
Earth Life
Earth Life Web: The Phylum Annelida
Beginning with a list of characteristics, this website from Earth-Life Web welcomes you to the amazing world of annelids. After discussing some of the 9,000 different worms included in this phylum, links to the classes polychaeta,...
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Worm Farming and Composting
Students create a red worm composter. As the composter develops, they will make and record observations about its health and the growth of its red worm population.