Favorite Earthworm Resources

Having finished up what Steiner would term "head" animals, we are spending the second portion of Zoology I on "trunk" animals.

First up, the earthworm!

When I searched for earthworm in my own blog, I found lots of resource ideas that I had forgotten about. So I am compiling a list here.

favorite book + art idea:

Drawing from the Book of Nature by Dennis Klocek
pp.36-37

pictures from Leah's Zoology MLB

page of soil with earthworm facts in the tunnels (her idea)

more books:

An Earthworm's Life by John Himmelman

Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Peffer

Yucky Worms by Vivian French

Actual Size by Steve Jenkins



video - Giant Gippsland Earthworm
from Life in the Undergrowth with David Attenborough



knitting pattern - Giant Gippsland Earthworm (PDF)

additional resources:

Waseca Biomes cards for Temperate Forests of North America
Invasive Species Bulletin - Jumping Worms (PDF)
University of Illinois Extension

Invasive Species Bulletin - Jumping Worms (PDF)
Cornell University Cooperative Extension

Mustard Extraction experiment


Four Components of Productive Soil lesson
(use dollar bill and twenty nickels from The Allowance Game)


Plop Trumps card game:

there are TWO decks: Plop Trumps 1 and Plop Trumps Extreme
(also released as Plop Trumps 2 but has the exact same cards)

Plop Trumps 1

Goat, Iguana, Goose, Raccoon, Reindeer, Barn Owl, Cow, Lemur, Giant Panda, Red Panda, Royal Python, Grasshopper, Alpaca, Kestrel, Camel, Swallow Tail, Emu, Snow Leopard, Horse, Sheep, Bison, Elephant, Penguin, Cockroach, Mara, Guinea Pig, Dung Beetle, Chicken, Earthworm, Locust, Rat, Leopard Gecko, Rabbit, Moose, Rhea, Tiger, Macaw, Yak, Kangaroo, Hamster, Zebra, Pig, Leaf Miner, Meerkat, Tapir, Fox, Chinchilla, Dog, Bat, Hornbill, Cricket, Coprolite

Plop Trumps Extreme aka Plop Trumps 2

Leopard, Black Bear, Chimpanzee, Badger, Stick Insect, Komodo Dragon, Millipede, Wolf, Skunk, Mouse, Chameleon, Beaver, Koala, Honey Bee, Eagle, Hyena, Giraffe, Llama, Gelada Baboon, Humpback Whale, Hippopotamus, Blue Whale, Squirrel Monkey, Marmoset, Red River Hog, Manatee, Orangutan, Housefly, Wild Turkey, Domestic Cat, Ostrich, Lesser Anteater, Flamingo, Hedgehog, Otter, Rhinoceros, Vulture, Golden Tamarin, Warthog, Giant Tortoise, Orca, Gorilla, Dustmite, Sloth, Wallaby, Caterpillar, Dik Dik, Lion, Colobus Monkey, Hummingbird, Sun Bear, Domestic Turkey

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