Wormface – social networking for earthworms
In this activity, students research an earthworm of their choice before completing a social media profile for their earthworm. The activity fosters students’ literacy skills, and the profile can be used as formative or summative assessment.
Common New Zealand earthworms
New Zealand’s common earthworms occupy different niches in the soil profile. To use this interactive, move your mouse or finger over any of the labelled boxes and select to obtain more information.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
understand that not all earthworms are the same and that different species show differences in pigmentation, size and preferred habitat
explain some features of their chosen earthworm including favourite foods, habitat and whether they are native or introduced
describe the role their earthworm plays in the ecosystem
correctly use common scientific terminology.
