The Conch FAmily
Image Left: A Queen Conch shell
Quizlet - Review Games, Flashcards and Test!
Direction: After either participating in NatureGlo's live class for this topic or completing the lesson on your own, go ahead and play the Quizlet games, study the flashcards and take the test. You can make your selections with the chooser on the bottom right-hand side of the Quizlet. If you take the test, please mark your grade down in your Marine Biology notebook for this class!
Web Resources
Shell Catalog - Strombidae family
ARKIVE - Queen Conch
Eurasia Shells.net - Strombidae
Gastropoda Stomboidea - Great photos and links at the bottom
Shell Catalog - Strombidae family
ARKIVE - Queen Conch
Eurasia Shells.net - Strombidae
Gastropoda Stomboidea - Great photos and links at the bottom
Projects, Activities & Video Tutorials
Download the Queen conch biology pdf file activities below.
Queen Conch Biology Slideshow.pdf | |
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The Queen Conch Story - eBook.pdf | |
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The Queen Conch - True Bahamian Royalty Lesson Plan.pdf | |
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Queen Conch Life Cycle and Crossword Puzzle.pdf | |
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Queen Conch Anatomy 2-page Handout.pdf | |
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Enchanted Learning - Queen conch shell anatomy coloring page
Queen Conch Art Projects!
You can create artwork of your choice about the Queen conch!
Directions: Think about your favorite type of art. Use that art form to create a work of art about Queen conch. Need help choosing your art type? Check out the list below.
Types of art to consider:
AND...if you have a conch shell at home, check out the how to play notes on a conch shell videos below!
What's Your Favorite Subject?
Directions: Consider what your favorite subjects are in school. Math, history, geography, literature to name a few. Apply a subject to the study of the Queen conch! Below are some examples.
Queen Conch Art Projects!
You can create artwork of your choice about the Queen conch!
Directions: Think about your favorite type of art. Use that art form to create a work of art about Queen conch. Need help choosing your art type? Check out the list below.
Types of art to consider:
- Watercolor painting
- Drawing using your favorite coloring media (crayons, colored pencils, etc.) You can use the video tutorial below to assist you in drawing your Queen conch.
- Paper mache
- Clay model
- Picture collage
- Computer graphic art
- Lapbook
AND...if you have a conch shell at home, check out the how to play notes on a conch shell videos below!
What's Your Favorite Subject?
Directions: Consider what your favorite subjects are in school. Math, history, geography, literature to name a few. Apply a subject to the study of the Queen conch! Below are some examples.
- Literature & grammar - write a story about the Queen conch.
- Literature - Create a rhyme related to the Queen conch.
- Math - create a story problem about them and or describe. Describe their spiral shells including numbers of turns for various species of conchs.
- History - Study the history behind how conch shells have been used as horns by the native Floridian and Caribbean islanders. Study the history of the conch hunting and meat industry. You may need to go to a library and do research about that.
- Geography - Create a map of their geographic range and glue pictures of different species of conch marking each species range on your map.
Video Tutorials
Main Lesson Videos
Informative Videos
Warning: Some graphic images of Queen Conch meat
being harvested in the below video.
being harvested in the below video.