1. Shells 

Cross out all the words that start with “p” or “f” to find the hidden shore facts:

Most

shore

prawns

animals

need

fins

to

stay

purple

wet

with

fish

sea

food

water

pipi

or

they

fly

die.

Some

people

keep

the

feet

sea

pens

water

in

pockets

their

shells

at

fresh

low

pink

tide.

 

 

 

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Fill in the blanks with words from the box

        (hint  the dots show how many letters the word has)

Text Box: joined shells tide tight animals two dry predators snails close called protect live rocky bodies door



 

Sea   . . . . . .   are made by molluscs.  These   . . . . . . .   are related

to garden   . . . . . .     Shells help   . . . . . . .    the animals’ soft   . . . . . . 

from   . . . . . . . . .    that want to eat them.  Many molluscs that live on

. . . . .    shores have a   . . . .    called an operculum which can   . . . . .

the shell   . . . . .   so the animal does not   . . .   out when the   . . . .    

is out.

Most molluscs that  . . . .   in the sand have   . . .    shells that are   . . . . . .

by a hinge.   They are  . . . . . .   bivalves.

DRAW YOUR FAVOURITE OF EACH TYPE OF MOLLUSC  SHELL

Shell with an operculum   A bivalve

Hint – see NCMG’s story on the website about periwinkles

 

Nature Coast Marine Group November 2008