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Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 1:02 AM
Subject: Teachers teaching with Shells!
 
 
>My name is Carol..I am a secondary Honors Biology instructor that uses my
>shell collection to teach my students everything there is to know about
>taxonomy and classification, to Molluscan anatomy and physiology.  You
>understand-basically everything you are afraid to ask and more! I am now
>sharing these methods with a few other teachers who are trying to build
>collections so that they may start this introduction into scientific
>principles, and the making of future Malacologists and Conchologists.  We
are
>located here in the desert of Las Vegas, and shelling doesn't seem to be an
>activity that most of us have had an opportunity to do.  Many of these
>students have never had any experience with "ocean life" of any kind.  We,
>being desert rats, have not had the opportunity to gain an appreciation of
the
>beauty and scientific value of Mollusca.  This is something that I would
like
>to remedy.  I am writing to ask where a good resource might be to start
some
>teacher collections.  Our resources are often limited and any outside help
is
>always appreciated.  Is there a society that we could possibly write to?
Any
>ideas? I have created curriculum that encompasses shell classification
through
>dissection, I would be more than willing to put together curriculum for any
>organization if that would be appropriate.  Thank you for your time.  Carol
>
>Carol Adamson, Clark High School, 4291 Pennwood Ave., Las Vegas, NV  89102
 
Bill Frank
1865 Debutante Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32246-8645
Phone/FAX: (904) 724-5326
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