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Annelida (segmented worms)

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pbsPhylum Annelida
This companion site to the PBS series The Shape of Life looks at annelids and their growth in numbers during the Cambrian period. The site includes includes images, curriculum materials, and online video.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Worm World
Wendall the Worm shares with kids information about earthworms, their role as recyclers, and introduces them to his cousins, Larry the Leech, Paulette the Planaria, Tommi the Tapeworm, and Eddie the Earthworm. Student also meet Mary the Worm Woman who uses worms for composting.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

The Adventures of Herman the Worm
Learn all about worms at this interactive site for kids from the University of Illinois. You can learn about the history of worms, check out their anatomy, earn some cool worm facts, and get down in the dirt and see where worms live. The site is also available in Spanish.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

PBSBloody Suckers. Leech Therapy
Learn how leeches are once again being used in medicine at this site from the PBS series Nature.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Annelida
Learn more about leeches, earthworms, ragworms and bristleworms at this site from the Tree of Life. You'll find detailed descriptions and images.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Phylum Annelida
You'll find images, descriptions, and specimens of segmented worms at this site form Animal Diversity Web.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Introduction to the Annelida
You can learn more about the fossil record, life history, and systematics of segmented worms at this site from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Annelida

This site from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has some images and information for close to 150 species.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section:No Searchable: Yes




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Online Video

Leeches
NOVA Science Now looks at how leeches have come back into favor as as a medical therapy. Source: PBS

Animals Without Backbones
This segment of Up Close and Natural, a series for grades K-4, looks at invertebrates like the earthworm, tarantula, and crayfish. Source: NHPTV

Worm Farm
This video from DragonFly TV takes a look at composting with worms. Source: PBS

Biology of Annelids
A 15-minute overview of the Annelids, appropriate for grades 5-12. Source: SciVee

Earthworms
Video and images of earthworms. Source:
Arkive

Leeches
Video and images of leeches. Source:
Arkive

Chaetogaster
A video of the microscopic Chaetogaster, a genus of freshwater worms that belongs to the annelid family. Source: Microscopy U

Naidid Worm
Two video of naidid worms.
Source: Molecular Expressions


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