Show VWti11 v guwri' f i ' 'stt ( T-- W VWTT Ttr t i i- i i i Alpha Betty’s bGaCh tala sea-and-s- ay Make op your own story! By BETTY DEBNAM A Beachcomber’s Guide Meet the Mollusk MoUusks with one shell Mollusks with two shells Most of the xndhuks an the types that have one spiral sbeD Tbqr are Some have two sheila that are hinged together These are the types we usually esL They are also called also called "univalves” 'bivalves" This type has: A a siphon that takes in and lets out water B two tentacles C a broad foot that helps it move and stick to thing This mollusk has: A a foot to dig with B tiny threads made by a gland in its foot that help it hold on to things Bivalve shells Univalve shells p i- MW (sUoBscss WUTHim r 1WIA nmamn mm fSSJK - Looking for shells is fun Many of the shells you collect at the beach are empty homes Most of these empty homes are made by creatures that are members of a special group or animal family called moBushs There are about HOODOO different kinds Mollusks have soft bodies They must keep their bodies moist or they will die niNMff j Mb I f fndthefc0owin(wiadainJhteiMnKwMlunacnanBwlhMkaauiCtwk faraadiana tentadaa gland IfeSna and i tup a new CREATURES 5 I 3 A shovel for digging 4 A net bag for big shells (She wants to keep her big and small shells separated so they wont get broken) 5 A bucket for small shells CY animnla have These shells made of eight plates They usually fasten themselves to a rock with one large foot They will ndl up in a ball if made to let go oval-shap- ed I Tusk shells (or tooth shells as they an sometimes called) have an opening at both ends Their foot sticks out from the wider end and digs for food The other end sticks up in the water and passes water in and out Making the shells TRY ’N FIND SEVLAV Tlisk shells The shells are made by a skin-lik-e part of the animals called the mantle The tiny tubes in the mantfe quickly buM and repair shells Some mantles have dyes that give the ahen color Homan nobles wore purple robes dyed with nudhisk shells Oysters Ifyou were to find pearl in an oyster you are eating it is probably MOLLUSK BIVALVES SQUID CHITONS COLOR CLAMS OYSTERS SCALLOPS WHELK PEARLS SNAILS FOOT MUSSELS CONCH SHELLFISH DIG OCTOPUS UNIVALVES I to Mollusks Chitons put tha number by tha Words that remind us of tm creatures era hidden In the block below Some words ate hidden backward See If you can find: OOBHB restaurant! shell book Can you Item? of tittle value The valuable pearis come from special pearl oysters that grow in the South NU Pacific ICCOLORSNAI LS Real pearls are formed when something like a grain of sand gets inside TSVMOL LUSKSMALC OTAENJCH TONSMD I PELHMUSSELSFLS URVSHELLF SHLQQ an oyster shelL The oyster creates a special juice that begins to cover the grain layer after layer Oysters do not move around When they are very young they cement themselves to rocks and stay there for the rest of their lives There are more moDnska than any other water animaL I I SSEPEARLS IWHELK F I SQU I DSZCONCHX SCALLOPSHFOOTQO Mini Spy Mini Spy and Alpha Mouse are collecting seashells See if you can find: To dot Pkty ai memory game Cover up tha names of theae ahsfla See how mny you can remember The HeraldTniirn1 The Mini Page is part of i I f (wnt hi by 8cott MilrlmH) 2 A hat to protect her from the sun 6L A fj a snail eat?- - - slow-fbo- 1 Sneakers ina them up then findtheir aiatchint picture in th other 3 Pretend you an soins to apaud tha weekend at thaf newepaper'e ad fcr fire ttop you will nead fcr tha tripi 4 Leek at the wwtiwraaabeuefyaurnewweparfcr the fceueMtfcru papular beach racatianapat I 5 Count the number ef typaa of pictured in thia inu How an they ai2u J and different? Which do you hka beat? WhyT 6 Diku thefaflowu: Hayauewben to tha baach?IfKwhr didyou (o? What did you aa and da? What ia your teverite put abaut tha baack? Do pau like to eoPectAefla? If hare you arar triad to find out what hindi jwu 1 collected? Do you hare a plaoe to kaapthate? When did you find tha bate enak? SEA Q: Where does A: At a d Mini Spy is going shell collecting Here is what she is wearing and carrying (She always in 7- AiAttheho-hohotol- ! A Kid’s Guide Main idea: Thia iaaue ia about noBwka Tha fcOowinf ia Bit of activita to bt Gated in ordar of difficulty with tha (aav pra-uard with thiaiaaua They Gated lint Moat of tha adivifia infer wane nadmAta tha childm to da the Mowing: 1 Draw a picture of youadf ttha beaiklookinf fcr mmn mnw (Malta by Q: Where does Santa Claus stay when he goes on vacation? Ifpft mnllnih wihi uhollu- MoDuaka live Just about eveiy where Some live on land Some Hve in deserts or mountains Some live in freshwater The ones we collect at the beach live in saltwater Fbr use by taachare and paranta at home and at school For un wIBi issue: Meet the Molusk womsrw Bnignimit Brntg Airwapy h Newspaper in Education Program i |