Meeteetse Conservation District
Education
NEMATODES AND EARTHWORMS
KIDS' CORNER:
Do you think earthworms are good or bad for the soil?
Do you know what a nematode is?
How do nematodes differ from earthworms?
Are earthworms bigger than nematodes?
Earthworm/Nematode Project
Conduct your own research on nematodes and earthworms. Make a chart showing the differences and similarities between earthworms and nematodes.
For example:
| Earthworms | Nematodes | |
| Bodies segmented | yes | no |
| Live in the soil | yes | yes |
Links
All About Earthworms - Discovery Kids
Earthworms and
Soil - Created by Elaine Magliaro
Bell School Library
Sugar Beet Nematode - University of Wyoming
Other Kids' Projects:
Other Links:
Northwest Community College Department of Agriculture, Technology and Business
University of Wyoming Department of Agriculture