Fun at Home - Marvellous Molluscs - Mollusc Timeline

What animal is still around after 500 million years?

It’s the mollusc! A soft bodied invertebrate (no backbone) animal, many of which have a hard outer shell for protection. We are more familiar with their remains - the shells we find on the beach.

You will need:

• A4 information and timeline game pieces template - PDF Download
• scissors

Instructions

Step 1
Make a line on the ground or floor, about two metres long using string or wool or rope. You can make it longer if you have the room.

Step 2
Copy (write and draw) or print the timeline game pieces: objects and dates.

Step 3
Cut out each date piece eg 1880’s, and place it on the timeline starting with the oldest, 500 million years, and finish with Today - 2020.

Step 4
Cut out each object piece, complete with title and date. Match the date on the timeline with the date on the object.

Step 5
What other things and events can you add to the mollusc timeline? Eg.
• When did you find your first or your favourite shell?
• When did you make something using shells?
• When did you eat a mollusc? (oysters, scallops, abalone, mussels…)

Step 6
What other themes can you make a timeline for?
• your own personal timeline
• your family
• dinosaurs
• insects
• your pet…

Step 7
Share your timelines with your friends and compare what was recorded and delight in the differences that come up.

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