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 * =Mote Earthworm Pathfinder=
 * =Mote Earthworm Pathfinder=

I**ntroduction:** This page is a list of helpful resources for second and third grade students doing research on worms. Information on worm biology, habitat, predators, and uses are provided.

=Happy Researching!= = = || This image was provided by Classroom Clipart ||
 * = ==Possible Internet Search Terms:==

Using these quality keywords will make your searched more productive:
worm, earthworm, compost, worm + biology, worm + habitat ||= =Internet Resources:=

Kids InfoBits Science Online Encyclopedia Britannica Britannica Escolar Online
 * Online Databases from UDLibSearch:**

Websites: Adventures of Herman the Worm Worm World The Greens: Kitchen Composting ||
 * [[image:bookworm_classroom_clipart.png width="334" height="266"]] || =**Look in the Library!**=
 * [[image:bookworm_classroom_clipart.png width="334" height="266"]] || =**Look in the Library!**=

**Possible Dewey Numbers for Books about worms:**
595.1 Earthworms

631.875 Composting

639.7 Earthworms as Pets || "Worm Farm | PBS KIDS GO!" //Dragonfly TV//. PBS. PBS Kids, Minneapolis, MN. //PBS KIDS: Educational Games, Videos and Activities For Kids!// Web. 25 Nov. 2011. .
 * This image was provided by Classroom Clipart || **//Check out// these books from our school library:** ||
 * **Handy Reference Books:** || Kalman, Bobbie, and Janine Schaub. //Squirmy wormy composters.// Toronto: Crabtree Pub., 1992. Print. ||  ||
 * Bobick, James E., and Naomi E. Balaban. //The Handy Science Answer Book//. Detroit: Visible Ink, 2003. Print. || Morgan, Sally. //Butterflies, bugs, and worms.// New York: Kingfisher, 1996. Print. ||  ||
 * Evans, Arthur V., Madeline S. Harris, Neil Schlager, and Jayne Weisblatt. //Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Crustaceans, Mollusks, and Segmented Worms//. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale, 2005. Print. || Weir, Kirsten. //Bugs that help.// New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2009. Print. ||  ||   ||
 * =Multimedia Resources:=
 * =Multimedia Resources:=

"Worms Are Friends of the Farmer." //Rothamsted Research//. Web. 25 Nov. 2011. .Podcast. || || 461 Wyoming Road, Room 131 Newark, DE 19716-1303 || 1-800-737-5500 www.longwoodgardens.org ||
 * =Community Resources:= || This image was provided by Classroom Clipart ||
 * Contact the **New Castle County Master Gardeners** through the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. Learn all about earthworms and what they do for the soil in the "Give it To the Worms" course for Junior Gardeners. || 302-831-COOP (2667) @http://ag.udel/edu/nccmg
 * Visit **Longwood Gardens** and learn about their composting program and/or take the "Sustainability Tour." || Kennett Square, PA