3:00pm - Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Shape of Life, The: Story of the Animal Kingdom

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Annelids: Lords of the Rings #5

TEACH 356

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Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Science. (2003) Follows scientis, Damhnait McHugh, who enjoys worm watching and finds the various species of annelid striking, beautiful, and diverse. The informed narrator provides many examples of how worms have adapted to a wide variety of environments, and become essential to the ecological balance of each environment. On the Oregon coast, Damhnait introduces her students to diopatra, a tube-dwelling worm; abarenicola, a worm that evolved its segmented body, nervous and circulatory system, during the Cambrian period and the common earthworm who like all worms, makes its contribution to the carbon-oxygen cycle. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing

Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:27:13
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3:00am, 08/20/2026 | TEACH 356

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Calendar Shape of Life, The: Story of the Animal Kingdom: Annelids: Lords of the Rings (TEACH 356) Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Science. (2003) Follows scientis, Damhnait McHugh, who enjoys worm watching and finds the various species of annelid striking, beautiful, and diverse. The informed narrator provides many examples of how worms have adapted to a wide variety of environments, and become essential to the ecological balance of each environment. On the Oregon coast, Damhnait introduces her students to diopatra, a tube-dwelling worm; abarenicola, a worm that evolved its segmented body, nervous and circulatory system, during the Cambrian period and the common earthworm who like all worms, makes its contribution to the carbon-oxygen cycle. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing http://proweb.myersinfosys.com/hetv/airlist/3374/detail.ics