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- 6th
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Students label diagrams of the 6 different classes of mollusks and explain the meaning of the labeled terms. They identify 8 common New Haven shells. They organize their own shell collection during this series of lessons. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the height at which whelks drop mollusks for them to open. They calculate the height the mollusk would need to be dropped to break. They answer questions based on their calculations to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students observe similarities and differences in shells and classify them in various ways. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals to gain scientific understanding and participate in a visual arts activity that reinforces the lesson's key concept that shells are made by certain marine animals called mollusks for Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students complete a number of cross curricular activities as they study snails. They complete quilt squares, measure and describe snail characteristics, and compute the rate of a Snail's Pace. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate various forms of aquatic life. They use four senses, touch, taste, smell, and observation to explore mollusks. Students cook and taste various types mollusks, such as mussels, scallops, and squid. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify invertebrates in the mollusk family. They read a story about a clam, complete a KWL chart, and rotate through stations to observe several mollusks. In addition, they complete observational drawings. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Students describe the function of seashell. Students relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make their shell (crabs, mollusks, turtles) from those that do not (hermit crabs). Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students look carefully at shells and observe the differences between species and the names of common shells. Then they identify and complete a Mollusk Matching handout included in the lesson and write the letter of each shell in the correct numbered space provided. Students also identify that it is important to learn about mollusks because many are important as a food source or medicine. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Student choose a mollusk that they are interested in and research it. They present their research to the class and compile all the information on mollusks in a packet. Information must include common and scientific name, family, characteristics, and the feeding, mating, and other behaviors of the species. Full Review »