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Dissection of the Clam

For Students 9th - 12th
Is the structure of a clam really as simple as it seems? Young scholars explore the anatomy of the clam in an engaging lesson presentation. The lesson highlights the digestive process of the clam as well as how it moves and what it does...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Survival of the Fittest - Variations in the Clam Species Clamys sweetus

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
It's not often that you come across a clever laboratory activity that is both imaginative and comprehensive! Using M&M's and Reese's peanut butter candies to represent two different clam species, young biologists test for "relative...
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Curated OER

Clam Challenge

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this clams learning exercise, students explore clam characteristics. Students complete nine multiple choice questions about clam facts.
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Curated OER

Clam Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this clam vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 9 clam-related terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions.
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Curated OER

Clam Crossword

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this clams crossword puzzle activity, students use the 10 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Curated OER

Clam Shell Data Collection Sheet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this clam shell data worksheet, learners collect clam shells and identify their length, width, and if they have holes and not. They indicate the weather, wind direction, tidal stage, surface conditions, and beach conditions at the...
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Curated OER

Beach Life: Clam Dissection

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners investigate clams. In this clam life lesson, students conduct an experiment where they dissect clams. Learners compare anatomies of humans and clams. 
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Curated OER

Clam Anatomy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the anatomy of the inside and outside of a clam before dissecting the animal. During the dissection, they label and identify the function of each part they see including the outside of the clam. They complete...
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Curated OER

Clam Shell Data Collection Sheet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this clam shell worksheet, young scholars collect data about 10 clams and measure their length and width. They identify if the clam has a hole or not in its shell and they indicate the location profiled, date, time of day, tidal stage...
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Curated OER

Clam Word Search

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this clam vocabulary worksheet, students recognize words that relate to clams. Students complete the word search by finding all of the nine clam words.
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Curated OER

Clam Hooping

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore ocean biology by capturing organisms on a beach. In this clam collecting lesson, students identify the clam species and discuss the anatomy of a clam as well as the importance they provide as a meal. Students utilize a...
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Curated OER

Clam-Shell Concentration

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss leisure activities of old Japan. They depict familiar stories or information through symbolic illustrations. Students decide upon game rules and interact in a positive manner while playing the game. They play...
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Curated OER

Holey Clamshells

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze data to make hypotheses and conclusions regarding the predator/prey relationship between moon snail and surf clams.
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Curated OER

Comparing and Contrasting

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners practice compare and contrast skills. In this science and language development lesson, students complete a T chart generating traits of a snail and a clam. Learners complete a related worksheet.
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Curated OER

Clam Alphabet Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this alphabet activity worksheet, students read the 9 words and alphabetize them. Students write the words onto the provided lines.
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Curated OER

Bivalve or Univalve (Clam or Snail)?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the meaning of the prefixes "bi" and "uni." In groups, 4th graders observe pictures of shells and handle real shells. Students create a chart to classify each shell as a bivalve or univalve. They identify the...
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Curated OER

Mollusks and Segmented Worms

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Keep clam and read on! After reading the textbook selection about mollusks and worms in the additional materials section, your young zoologists check their comprehension by answering the questions on the handout found here. To...
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Curated OER

CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's size...
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Curated OER

Activity 3: Using Photo Images to Explore Life on the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students work in groups with copies of the three photo images provided with the lesson. They make observations about mussels and clams. Students discuss reasons scientists use a representative sample of a population rather than the...
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Curated OER

Word Search -am

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search worksheet, students find 15 words ending in "am." Words include clam, jam, slam, swam, scram, and ham.
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Curated OER

Surprise Island Chapter 4-- Clamming

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading learning exercise, students answer 4 comprehension questions about Chapter 4 of Surprise Island. Students are given the first few words of the answer in italics to help them respond in a complete sentence.
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Curated OER

Egret Maze

For Students 5th - 8th
In this mazes worksheet, students determine the best path in a maze to help a great egret find a clam for supper. Students share their paths with their classmates.
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Curated OER

CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore and explain how moon snails eat and where the holes in clamshells come from and then draw conclusion from the data collected. They incorporate math and graphing skills to determine if there is a relationship to a clam's...
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Curated OER

Bivalve Biology

For Teachers K - 5th
Students place clams into a beaker containing saltwater. They place a small drop of food coloring just above the shell. Students observe the movement of the food coloring. Clams are then placed into clean beakers of saltwater with 24...

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