Phylum Mollusca: Macroevolution Module

Through a sequence of “explore-before-explain” laboratory investigations, coupled with segments from the Shape of Life videos, students study molluscs in the present and their long  evolutionary history. The module includes those listed below, which can also stand alone.

Lesson Plan Files
Lesson Category
Molluscs

Videos to use with this lesson

Cnidarians: Anemone Catches Goby
Flatworm Animation: Body Plan
Flatworms: An Invasive Flatworm Hunts Earthworms
Geerat Vermeij, Evolutionary Biologist: Reading A Shell’s Story
Mollusc Animation: Abalone
Mollusc Animation: Nautilus Body Plan
Mollusc Animation: Shell Repair
Mollusc Animation: Squid Body Plan
Molluscs: Blue-Ringed Octopus Warning Coloration
Molluscs: Nautilus Regulates Its Buoyancy
Molluscs: Octopus Camouflage
Molluscs: Pycnopodia Chases Abalone
Molluscs: The Survival Game
Sponges: Filter Feeding Made Visible