Garden Snails Report for Primary & Intermediate Grades
(Firsthand Observation, Scientific Research, Language Development)
Snail-Related Lesson Plans
• Aestivating Snails Observational Unit: Overview and Alignment with CCSS (pdf)
• A Primary Experience with Snails: Procedures for the Hands-On Observation Activity (png image)
Snail Investigation Inquiry Cycle
http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=2460
Food Chains (AIMS)
http://www.aimsedu.org/mas_assets/theme/aims/content/samples/FoodChain.pdf
Garden Snail Lab
http://pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/turner/webdoc/Zoology/Labs/SnailLab10.pdf
Eye to Eye With Garden Snails
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/liu_snails.php
Land Snail Drawing Lesson:
http://www.hellokids.com/c_17875/drawing-for-kids/drawing-lessons-for-kids/how-to-draw-animals/how-to-draw-insects/land-snail
Speedy Snail Races - see whether or not a snail can move faster on concrete or faster on dirt (or other nontoxic surface).
The snail race should be focused on REAL SCIENCE, not just play:
- Identify a question of interest based on one categorical variable.
- Gather data relevant to the question.
- Collect, check and classify data.
- Create displays of data using lists, tables, and picture graphs, and interpret them.
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/speedy-snail-race/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/lessonplans/animals/snails.html
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Alien-Snail-Racing-634
• Aestivating Snails Observational Unit: Overview and Alignment with CCSS (pdf)
• A Primary Experience with Snails: Procedures for the Hands-On Observation Activity (png image)
Snail Investigation Inquiry Cycle
http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=2460
Food Chains (AIMS)
http://www.aimsedu.org/mas_assets/theme/aims/content/samples/FoodChain.pdf
Garden Snail Lab
http://pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/turner/webdoc/Zoology/Labs/SnailLab10.pdf
Eye to Eye With Garden Snails
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/liu_snails.php
Land Snail Drawing Lesson:
http://www.hellokids.com/c_17875/drawing-for-kids/drawing-lessons-for-kids/how-to-draw-animals/how-to-draw-insects/land-snail
Speedy Snail Races - see whether or not a snail can move faster on concrete or faster on dirt (or other nontoxic surface).
The snail race should be focused on REAL SCIENCE, not just play:
- Identify a question of interest based on one categorical variable.
- Gather data relevant to the question.
- Collect, check and classify data.
- Create displays of data using lists, tables, and picture graphs, and interpret them.
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/speedy-snail-race/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/lessonplans/animals/snails.html
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Alien-Snail-Racing-634
Snail Videos:
Snail World
http://www.snail-world.com/
BBC Nature Videos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Helix_aspersa#p01hjssx (four great videos)
Snail Fact Pages
HowStuffWorks - Snail
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/snail-info.htm
KiddyHouse.com - All About Snails
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Snails/
CLEAPSS School Science Guide L213: Science with Minibeasts: Snails
http://www.cleapss.org.uk/attachments/article/0/L213.pdf?Secondary/Science/Guides/
Snail World
http://www.snail-world.com/
BBC Nature Videos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Helix_aspersa#p01hjssx (four great videos)
Snail Fact Pages
HowStuffWorks - Snail
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/snail-info.htm
KiddyHouse.com - All About Snails
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Snails/
CLEAPSS School Science Guide L213: Science with Minibeasts: Snails
http://www.cleapss.org.uk/attachments/article/0/L213.pdf?Secondary/Science/Guides/