ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English Mollusks for kids – Invertebrate animals – Science for kids
Hey there! Are you ready to learn about some cool animals called mollusks? Let’s dive in and discover what makes these creatures so interesting!
Mollusks are a group of animals that don’t have a backbone, which makes them invertebrates. They have soft bodies, and some of them have a hard shell to protect themselves. Others don’t have a shell at all! Mollusks come from eggs, which means they are oviparous.
Mollusks are divided into three main groups: gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods. Let’s learn about each one!
Gastropods are mollusks that move using a special muscle called a foot. Snails are part of this group. Did you know that snails have eyes on their tentacles? That’s pretty neat!
Bivalves have two shells that close tightly to keep them safe from predators. They usually live in the sea and like to attach themselves to rocks or sand. Clams are an example of bivalves.
Cephalopods are mollusks that don’t have a shell, but they have long tentacles. They live in the water, and squids are part of this group. Some squids can grow as tall as a five-story building! Isn’t that amazing?
Most mollusks, like squids, swim to move around. However, some, like marine limpets, stick to rocks, and razor clams live under the sand at the bottom of the sea.
Can you think of three mollusks that we didn’t talk about here? Try to name them and share your answers with your friends!
Thanks for learning about mollusks with us! Keep exploring and discovering new things about the amazing animals in our world!
Shell Hunt: Go on a nature walk with an adult and look for shells. Collect different types of shells you find and bring them back. Once you’re home, try to sort them into groups based on their shapes and sizes. Are they from gastropods or bivalves? Discuss with your friends or family how these shells might have helped protect the mollusks that lived inside them.
Mollusk Movement Experiment: Create a simple experiment to understand how mollusks move. Use a piece of fabric or a towel to represent the “foot” of a gastropod. Place it on a smooth surface and gently pull it to see how it glides. Imagine how a snail uses its foot to move. Try to move like a snail across the floor and think about how it would feel to have a foot like that!
Draw Your Own Mollusk: Use your imagination to draw a new type of mollusk. Think about whether it has a shell or not, how it moves, and where it might live. Does it have tentacles like a squid or a shell like a clam? Share your drawing with your class and explain why you designed your mollusk the way you did.
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Come on, everyone! Speed up! Faster, faster! You can do this!
Wow, this is going to take a while. In the meantime, let me tell you about another group of invertebrate animals: mollusks. Do you know what mollusks are? If not, no problem—I’ll explain!
Mollusks are very diverse, but they also share some common features. Their bodies are soft, and in some cases, they are protected by a shell, while in others, they have no shell at all. Mollusks are oviparous, meaning they hatch from eggs.
Mollusks are classified into three groups: gastropods, cephalopods, and bivalves.
We gastropods move using our muscular foot. Did you know our eyes are on our tentacles? Snails, like me, belong to the gastropod group.
Bivalve mollusks have shells that close tightly to protect them from predators. They typically live in the sea and are often attached to rocks or sand. Clams, like me, belong to the bivalve group.
Cephalopods, on the other hand, have no shell but possess long tentacles. They live exclusively in water. Squids, like me, belong to the cephalopod group.
Most mollusks, such as squids, move by swimming, although some, like marine limpets, are attached to rocks, and razor clams live beneath the sand on the seabed.
Did you know there are squids that can grow as tall as a five-story building? Amazing!
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Oh no, I see where I left you! I think this snail race wasn’t a good idea. Well, I’ll cheer them on! Come on, everyone! Move along! Faster, faster! You can do this!
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Can you name three mollusks that aren’t in this video? Leave a comment below and let us know! Will you get it right?
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