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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of mollusks.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Squid a Mollusk

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to explain the characteristics that place a mollusk is in the phylum mollusca.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks)

For Students 9th - 10th
A great, detailed description of mollusks. Discusses parts of their external and internal anatomy and their functions, and lists several characteristics of mollusks. Tabbed pages include pictures, specimens and classification.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough reference tool explores the mollusk with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, history, behavior, evolution, conservation, and external links. The mollusk image is no longer available.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Mollusks

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mollusks are important in a variety of ways; they are used as food, for decoration, in jewelry, and in scientific studies. They are even used as roadbed material and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Mollusks

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mollusks are invertebrates that usually have a hard shell, a mantle, and a radula. Learn more about mollusks in this learning module produced by CK-12.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Types of Mollusks

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] There are approximately 160,000 living species and probably 70,000 extinct species of mollusks. They are typically divided into ten classes, of which two are...
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Other

Sea and Sky: Mollusks

For Students 3rd - 8th
This illustrated article describes several different types of reef mollusks ranging form snails and clams to the chambered nautilus.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mollusk

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on mollusks, a large and diverse phylum including shelled sea animals and the octupus.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: How Do Mollusks Move Around the Ocean?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Dr. Universe went to a friend who is a marine biologist to find the answer to this probing question by Michel. Find out all about mollusks.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.9 Importance of Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of mollusks.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Ocean Animals: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
The Missouri Botanical Garden describes the characteristics and natural history of mollusks in text and color photography.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.8 Types of Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the characteristics, diversity, and classification of mollusks.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.7 Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the features and evolution of mollusks.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: The Global Decline of Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
You can help! Species of mollusks are disappearing from our marine sources. While it might not be obvious to the casual beach-goer, these shelled creatures provide food and shelter, medical research, and help keep our waters clean.
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Other

Marietta College: Mollusk Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Marietta College offers a detailed article on the reproduction cycle of freshwater mollusks.
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Clams and Snails the Mollusks

For Students 3rd - 7th
A concise beginners research page highlighting the major characteristics of the Mollusks.
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Other

Life on Australian Seashores: Molluscs

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a very basic look at the anatomy of a mollusk including the proposed anatomy of what the mollusc ancestor probably looked like. Hyperlinks to individual animals in the mollusk group.
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Other

Conchologists of America, Inc.

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you ever needed to know about mollusks is found in this thorough site. The site also provides information on collecting conch shells, or shells of mollusks. It is a worldwide hobby.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Mollusks: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this five question multiple-choice question quiz over the Phylum Mollusca.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mystery Mollusc

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students become marine biologists, and their goal is to characterize the biological communities that live on or near the seamount in the Monterey Bay area. There, they must identify a mystery mollusk.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a chart showing the taxonomy of Mollusks.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Cuttlefish

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of the cuttlefish, a unique cephalopod. Students will gain a greater understanding of this mollusk through fun facts, information on the anatomy, diet, predators and more at this site.
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PBS

Newton's Apple: Black Pearls

For Students 9th - 10th
A lab activity to illicit discussion/understanding of the way in which mollusks produce an economic product.

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