Making a Mollusk Foldable
Start with an 8-1/2” x 11” sheet of three
hole punched construction paper.
Pick a color.
How to Fold Your Foldable (1/3)
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Hold your sheet of
construction paper
with the holes to the
LEFT
 Fold the paper over
towards the holes,
leaving the holes
exposed.
 Crease the edge
opposite the holes
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How to Fold Your Foldable (2/3)
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Hold your folded
construction paper
with the holes to the
LEFT.
 Fold the bottom
edge of the paper
HALF WAY between
the first and second
holes from the top,
and crease.
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How to Fold Your Foldable (3/3)
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Unfold the crease,
and rotate until the
holes are on the
RIGHT.
 Fold the bottom
edge of the paper
HALF WAY towards
the top, to the
previous crease
 Crease the fold.
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Cutting Your Foldable
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Hold the foldable with the holes down, and the
SHORTER paper on TOP.
 Cut a vertical line through both creases (red
dotted lines) in the SHORTER paper.
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Gastropods
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Draw a picture of a
Snail, on the top first
column flap.
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Gastropod Pictures
Gastropod
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Inside of the top on that 1st flap, write:
Class: Gastropod (Univalve)
 Circulatory System: Open
 Examples:
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Snails, Slugs, abalones, whelks, sea slugs,
conches
Gastropod Definition
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Inside the bottom of the 1st flap, write:
Largest Class of Mollusk
 Most gastropods have ONE SHELL.
 Mouths have a row of teeth called a radula
 Live both on land and water.
 Move by muscular contractions of their foot
and mucus
 Herbivores and carnivores
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Bivalves
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Draw a picture of a
clam, on the top
second column flap.
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Bivalves Pictures
Bivalves
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Inside of the top on that 2nd flap, write:
Class: Bivalve (Bivalve)
 Circulatory System: Open
 Examples:
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clams, mussels, oysters, scallops
Bivalve Definition
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Inside the bottom of the 2nd flap, write:
TWO shells.
 Live in the water.
 Either stay in one place or move very
slowly.
 Filter feeder.
 Most are omnivores
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Cephalopods
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Draw a picture of an
octopus , on the top
third column flap.
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Cephalopod Pictures
Cephalopods
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Inside of the top of the 3rd flap, write:
Class: Cephalopods
 Circulatory System: Closed
 Examples:
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Squid, Octopus, Chambered Nautilus, Cuttlefish
Cephalopod Definitions
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Inside the bottom of the 2nd flap, write:
Most advanced mollusk.
 Cephalopod moves with tentacles with
sensitive suckers and arms.
 Have a powerful beak and radula.
 Eyes and Brain are well developed.
 Well adapted for swimming.
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