
WORM SCIENCE!
Books, Media, and Websites
Unit Study Resources
The NorthStar Worm Science! Activity Guide can be extended into a mini-unit study for homeschooling and extension learning with the following books and media.
We have carefully selected these resources and recommend them. However, we always advise parent discretion and supervision to ensure web safety and alignment with your family’s values. Web-based media does change at times, so please let us know if you have any problems with the media listed below.
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Books
We Dig Worms by Kevin McCloskey
Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman
Worm Weather by Jean Taft
Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian
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Videos/Podcast
Worms are Wonderful by SciShow Kids
North America’s Destructive, Invasive..Earthworms by SciSchow Kids
Vermiculture (AKA Worm Compost) by Justin Meyers
Worms, Glorious Worms by Green Fingered George
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Get ready for some gloriously wormy hands-on fun with Worm Science! This STEAM activity guide is an excellent introduction to biology for budding young scientists and nature lovers. Worm Science! can be used for a week or more as a secular homeschool unit study for a wide range of ages - perfect for family-style homeschooling. Kids will explore worms with project-based learning, building earthworm habitats and observing worm anatomy and behavior. Then, create worm-themed process art in an open-ended tactile sensory activity, excellent for children of any age who are working on sensory integration and processing. These hands-on worm science activities are ideal for preschoolers through elementary age.