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I
have been to all the sites listed on this page as well as on all of the
Man and Mollusc's Internet Resource Section pages. Many of the sites to
be found here are very extensive, I cannot guarantee that they do not
lead to other sites unsuitable for children. I have done my level best
to provide only family orientated links, but, I have no control on the
site's external links. Therefor; I advise that parents and educators monitor
their children when visiting new sites for the first time.
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Educators:
PLEASE take the time to read this:
An
important message from the US Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
RE: Giant African
Land Snails
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Adopt
An Escargot: "Adopt an
Escargot is for French classes and their teachers. Students can have fun exploring
the francophone web while practicing their French. If students adopt Escargots,
they will be able to exchange e-mails en français with Le Grand Escargot
and may submit stories, pictures, etc. en français for possible inclusion
on the Adopt an Escargot site.
Adopt
an Escargot est pour les classes de français et leurs profs. Les élèves
peuvent explorer le web francophone pendant qu'ils s'amusent à pratiquer
le français. Si les élèves adoptent des Escargots, ils
peuvent communiquer en français avec Le Grand Escargot et envoyer des
histoires, des images, etc. pour le site. Nancy"
All
About Snails: A
Great beginner’s introduction to snails site by Kiddy House.com
Ask
Eric: ERIC is the world's largest source of education information,
with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education
research and practice.
- Search
page: typing in molluscs OR mollusks will bring up some of the many online
resources here
- Limpet
Identification Lab - Lesson plan to study new life forms and to develop
distinguishing or key characteristics to aid in the study of life. Grades
9-12.
Bailey
Matthews Shell Museum: A great eductional
site
Birmingham Zoo
Animal Omnibus: List
of web sources Includes teacher resources. Brought to you by the Birmingham
Zoo
Bivalves:
- Oyster
Stew - A smorgasbord of information on oysters, this site has everything
from oyster biology to aquaculture to nutritional information. Oyster Stew
is an easy-to-navigate site appropriate for the middle to high school level.
- Oyster Reef Page - Virginia Institute
of Marine Science's research on oyster reef restoration.
Black Pearls
- A teaching activity from Newton's
Apple about how pearls are formed and what makes them valuable.
Book
and Book Reviews:
- Molluscan.com:
Listing over 1000 specialised shell books with comments and reviews including
a page for kids and recommended shell books of the month.
- Man and Mollusc's
own:
The Bridge:
Ocean Sciences Teacher Resource Centre: Welcome to the Bridge, where teachers
will find a selection of the best online resources for marine science education.
Careers: Ocean-Related
Professional Careers: This page is provided as a service
to those interested in pursueing an Ocean-Related Career and is intended for
self-directed learning. Please don't ask me for career advice. I'm not an oceanographer
or a marine biologist. I am a retired nurse with a love for molluscs. I cannot
provide informed career advice for marine biology and oceanography.
Charlotte
Lloyd Shells (Shelling Trips, Photographs & More:
Shell Programs available to rent. These educational 30-minute slide programs
are designed for Shell/Nature Clubs to show at their meetings. Each program
has live-animal shots, underwater scenes and an informative narrative. Text
accompanies the program describing what is being viewed. The programs are briefly
outlined below.
Cody's
Science Education Zone: Lesson Plans. Lesson plans
on insects, parasites, and seashells.
Comets
(Connecting Museums with Elementary Teachers of Science) By the University
of Georgia; author: Now
called Science Box Project: those involving molluscs are:
- Invertebrates Box
1
- Invertebrates Box
2
- Invertebrates Box
3
- Marine Mammals
- Oceans
- Invertebrates
Computing
Life Scinces: (PDF) Exploring Biology: Careers & Issues 25 Mollusks
27 BioQUEST Library
Conchology.be:
Guido & Philippe Poppe: A very large and educational site for all aspects
of shells from identifying to cleaning, sorting and all things related to seashells
CONCHOLOGY
- The Art & Science of Nature : hundreds of shell
images, as well as multimedia presentations, shell articles, a conchology quiz,
games and diversions, and links to important Web shell resources.
Conchologists
of America (COA) is a society for shell enthusiasts, from collectors
to naturalists, artists to divers. Main
Index Page: Enter the pages of The Conchologist's Information Network (Conch-Net)
and learn more about the fascinating hobby of seashells.
Coral
Reef Creatures: Molluscs (Mollusca): by the Singapore Zoo:
Good down to earth description of the molluscs
Dr
David Skingsley's interactive pages Educators
and Students! This is a GREAT site. Molluscs people be sure to check out
Molluscan interaction with the environment. A Great links section here.
Earth/Sky.com:
Seashells
by Shireen Gonzaga and Marc Airhart (August 2000): a good basic introduction
mollusks and their importance to man
Educational Web Sites
Developed by Students: Mollusc related
- Aquatic
Adventures: This website is brought to you by the 5th grade
AIG Students at Beaufort Elementary School.
Enchanted
Learning.com: Kids!!!! Be sure to "Tell your teachers about
EnchantedLearning.com!
and their "Mollusk
Pages to Color Online" This a GREAT site for
kids and teachers alike. Help teachers to bring molluscs into your classroom.
Environment Canada: Teacher's
Resources: Environment Canada has produced many useful brochures
and activity publications designed for the classroom. Materials can be ordered
free of charge via the Web. Several publications also are available in PDF format.
Environmental
Education Resources on the Internet.
Eye
to Eye with Garden Snails: Lesson plan by Kathy Lu
Georgia Wildlife
Web: from the University of Georgia: written in easy to understand language
and although it is not mollusc specific it's well worth visiting
- Classification:"...To
identify animals and learn more about them, it helps become familiar with
the way they are classified. Biologists arrange animals into groups on the
basis of traits which they share with other animals and their genetic relationships
with each other. This orderly way of classifying animals forms the basis of
the field of study called taxonomy. ..."
- Conservation:
learn the difference between; endangered, threatened, rare, special concern
and much more
Giant
African Land Snail: (Achatina fulica) by the Honolulu Zoo: facts
plus. Even a live video of Wicked Willy
Giant
Pacific Octopus:by the Royal British Columbia Museum
- Classroom
Activities: Please note that all classroom activities were created as
PDF's (portable document format).
Guide to the Animal Kingdom for Students and Educators
(BIOSIS page): To facilitate understanding of the living world by helping researchers,
educators, students and others to access information relevant to the life sciences.
Learning Network: Fact
Monster: Mollusca
the Living World
of Snail and Slugs: by Robert Nordsieck; Easy
reading, basic information. Site also in German.
Malacological
Cabinet: This website is created and
maintained by Emilio Jorge Power Enter the world of malacology,
shells and molluscs. This website displays not often seen molluscs and is a
linked index for non-commercial educational/informational mollusc related websites.
Man and Mollusc:
by Avril Bourquin; resource
site for students, teachers, and anyone wanting to learn more about molluscs
Marine
Institute: Network of Educational Materials
Mrs.
Seagraves' QUEST Class and Thematic Units:
- Snails:
A fun site to learn all about snails
Mollusca:
More along the senior grade levels. Excellent site by Biomedia
and the Glasgow University Zoology Museum. A definite must see is their home
page
The
Mollusca - An Overview by Peter Egerton
Molluscs Online:
by the California State University, Chico: A site well done.
Mote
Marine Laboratory:
- Careers
in Marine Science: Advice to Students and Parents From the Scientists
of Mote Marine Laboratory
- Mote Marine Aquarium
is building a "Mollusk Hall" which will be opened later this year
(April or later).
Online Stories
about molluscs:
Pearl
Guide.com: 
"Pearls
have been prized for their beauty and rarity for thousands of years. From ancient
China, India, and Egypt, to Imperial Rome, to the Arab world, to Native American
tribes, cultures from around the world and throughout recorded history have
valued these unique, biologically based gemstones...
"
The
National Marine Educators Association brings together
those interested in the study and enjoyment of the world of water--both fresh
and salt. Affiliated with the National Science Teachers Association and the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, NMEA provides a valuable
focus for marine and aquatic studies world-wide.
The
National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is an academic
competition for high school students that focuses on ocean-related topics.
Neararctica.com:
Lesson Plans links page:
Ocean Animals:
A good introduction
to mollusks and all “ocean animals” for younger viewers and educators
Go to Temperate Oceans - Ocean Animals - Invertebrates - Mollusks
Ocean Link Island. Ask
a Marine Scientist: Scroll down the page and click on Molluscs or whichever
marine subject you are interested in. Check out; animals, careers, deep sea,
marine biology and so much more. This is a must visit site!
Oceans: Seashells:
goods links to find educational information
Ossabaw
Island Comprehensive Managment Plan:
Phylum
Mollusca: UK from PHYLUM MOLLUSCA:
Ruppert and Barnes, 1994; Barnes, 1968; Parker and Haswell, 1951; Borradaile
and Potts, 1963; Hickman et al. 1997
Phylum
Mollusca: "110,000 species in 7 classes. MOLLUSK EVOLUTION
The mollusks contain animals that are mostly crawlers or completely sedentary.
Theirs slowness results from having no legs and using a single foot. "
by the Apopka High Marine Science and An
Introduction to Marine Biology and Oceanography
Phylum
Mollusca: "The Molluscs are a large and diverse group
of soft-bodied unsegmented animals. Nearly 130,000 recent species are known,
and some 35,000 fossil species... "
Red
Fish, Blue Fish: Pre Kindergarten multidisciplinary Activity involving
shells
Seashell
Rounding Activity Keep
your math skills sharp with this fun seashell rounding activity right online.
SeaSky.org.
This is
quite an interesting and unique site Be sure to check out:
Snail
video project: by Chris Elliott
Univershell Trading Company Educational
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University
of Ottawa Mollusca Web:
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VIMS Molluscan
Ecology Page: Educational Software
and projects
Virtual
Seashells, a page incorporating mathematics
and art using VRML. Also see his Carotid-Kundalini Functions for really advanced
math and art.
WCET
Educational Page: (PDF) guides provide lesson plans
and background
Web Quest.com:
Lesson
Plans Page
Welcome
to Seashells.org: "This site is devoted to the answering
of all your questions you might have about seashells, beachcombing, cleaning
seashells, preserving sealife, identifying your seashells, and more."
Find all about gastropoda at
Wikiverse
Wikiverse
- A World of Knowledge:
a community of sites dedicated to providing high-quality informative web content.
Wonders of the Seas:
Mollusks: Snails and other
weird animals!
- Educators! also note:
Our educational film Beneath
the South Pacific has some very interesting stuff about mollusks. Ordering
information is available online.
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute: K through 12 Education Page
Yale-New
Haven Teachers Institute: Shells by Nancy Wyskiel
"Lesson Plans available online!!!
Zebra
Mussel Lesson Plan (Grade 12 level):
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April 06, 2003
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Now a Paid Sites:
Creature Creations:
Giant Octopus: A different slant on teaching about octopus and several good
links and books to use. (grade 6-12) http://www.creature-creations.co.uk/#
Discovery School:
Molluscs: "Mollusk, «MAHL uhsk,» is a soft-bodied animal that
has no bones. ..."
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozscience/m/367000.html
Education Planet: good
lisings of materials and lesson plans available
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Science/Environment/Animals/Marine_Invertebrates/#
Sites Not working:
Seashells,
Snails, and Giant Squid Tales - A PDF file from the Houston Museum of Natural
Science with mollusc facts, trivia and classroom activities. http://www.hmns.org/files/education/hm_edu_sq_la19970318.pdf