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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Oddball Out: Shells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various shells to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Make Words: Harlequin Duck

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and language arts worksheet, students look at a picture of a harlequin duck and read a factual paragraph. Students then make as many words as they can from the letters in "Harlequin duck."
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #115

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the November 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Visual Learning: A Slow, Press-ious Process

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students observe a photograph and make inferences.  For this investigative lesson students study how to find facts in pictures and draw inferences from them. 
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Life is Weird!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe major features of cold seep communities, and list at least five organisms typical of these communities. They infer probable trophic relationships among organisms typical of cold-seep communities and the surrounding...
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ESL: Food Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL food vocabulary worksheet, students circle the food that is described, then translate "food words." A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Marine Field Trip to Whytecliff Park

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study the intertidal habitat, tidal pools and the organisms that live in them.  In this aquatic ecosystems lesson plan students take a field trip and experience first hand the local seashore environment. 
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Marine Animal Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this marine animals learning exercise, learners complete a word search of 23 marine animals whose names are given at the bottom of the page.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Why We Should Protect Freshwater Mussels

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this interactive lesson, students will increase their understanding of the important role that freshwater mussels play in our watershed. Students will learn about freshwater mussel species, how mussels improve water quality in rivers...
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Discover Freshwater Mussels: America's Hidden Treasure

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains the critical role that mussels play in the United States.
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Other

Zebra Mussel Page: Zebra Mussel Slide Show

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through the whole slide show to find basic information on zebra mussels, how they live, the problems they can cause, and possible solutions.
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Read Works

Read Works: Passages: "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River"

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The information passage "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River" focuses on the Hudson River ecosystem and how the introduction of Zebra Mussels would impact it. A Step Read, an easier version of the...
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Other

Seafood New Zealand: Greenshell Mussel

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains basic information on the greenshell mussel.
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Other

Wayne State University: Zebra Mussel Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
A lot of good information can be found in this question/answer session on zebra mussels.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Alien Profile: Zebra Mussel

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the zebra mussel first came to North America, how it spreads, how to identify it, where to find it, the damage it causes, and what can be done to fight this invasive species.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Mussels

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a mussel, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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US Geological Survey

U.s Geological Survey: Frequently Asked Questions About the Zebra Mussel

For Students 9th - 10th
Are zebra mussels edible? What do they eat? How big do they get? These are just a few examples of the types of questions that are answered in this thorough site.
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University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute: Zebra Mussel Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute provides a look at the invasion of US waters by zebra mussels.
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US Geological Survey

U.s Geological Survey: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (Nas): Zebra Mussel

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed site that describes the physical characteristics of the zebra mussel, provides a map that depicts the native range of this shellfish, discusses the means of introduction into our country, and delves into the impact of this...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: California Mussel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of California Mussels (Mytilus californianus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Mussels and Clams

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Mussels and Clams (Bivalvia), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this class and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Mass.: Freshwater Mussel Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of Massachusets, gives a very good example of a typical bivalve reproductive cycle.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (B. 1909)

For Students 9th - 10th
Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (b. 1909) was an astronomer at Harvard College Observatory and had just discovered three new ring nebulae in the Milky Way when this photograph was taken, March 1936

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