Montessori Mom Links of the Day

Snails & Slugs

• Land Snails
  pictures of land snails
  (tags: garden snails pictures)
• Snails & Slugs
  Remarks on snails and slugs found in typical backyards.
  (tags: snails)

Mollusk Gastropod, The Snail

• Gastropods
  stomach-footed Moolusks, Class Gastropoda, Subclass Probranchia
  (tags: snails prosobranchia opisthobranchia)
• Gastropod Family Index
  Gastropod (Snail) Family
  (tags: snail slug gastropod)
• mollusk family - definition of mollusk family by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
  Definition of mollusk family in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of mollusk family. Pronunciation of mollusk family. Translations of mollusk family. mollusk family synonyms, mollusk family antonyms. Information about mollusk family in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia.
  (tags: mollusk family)
• Mollusks: Clams, Snails, Squid and Family
  Do more than get help with homework! This reference library is part of Kidport's Think-and-Learn games and exercises to help children in kindergarten through eighth grade learn to think. Avoid the traps and fill in the gaps for school.
  (tags: snail slug mollusk)

Free Snail Stories & Poems

• Bedtime stories from Farmhouse Fables UK.
  bedtime stories for young children
  (tags: free snail online book)
• Snail Tales
  Stories about snails and slugs, poems, literature links,
  (tags: snail poems)
• Snail story for kids
  snail story for kids, Slimy the snail
  (tags: free snail story)
• Mr. Coyote Meets Mr. Snail - A Children's Story
  A Native American Indian story from Children's Storybooks Online, home of delightful original stories for kids of all ages.
  (tags: snail story free online)

Facts & Anatomy of the Snail

• ANIMAL KINGDOM :: MOLLUSKS :: SNAIL :: ANATOMY OF A SNAIL image - Visual Dictionary Online
  anatomy snail internal
  (tags: snail)
• Snail Printout - Enchanted Learning Software
  Snail Printout. The Snail is a gastropod, a soft-bodied invertebrate that is basically a head with a foot. It is protected by a hard shell.
  (tags: nature snails anatomy)
• Snail Facts
  Facts about the garden snail and mollusks
  (tags: nature science snails)

Snail Crafts and Lesson Plans

• Homemade Play-clay « The School Down the Lane
  recipe clay snail
  (tags: clay snail)
• Eraser Clay Snail - Sculpey Clay Projects
  All Sculpey products with an extensive list of step-by-step instructions for hundreds of clay projects for all ages including decorations, jewelry, scrapbooking, ornaments, cards, dolls, figures, home decoration items, rubber stamped items! Also contains a kids section, gift ideas for educators, seasonal items, and a tips and techniques section. (www.sculpey.com)
  (tags: clay snail play dough)
• Preschool Playbook: Snazzy Snail
  how to make a paper plate snail
  (tags: snail paper plate)
• Lessons: Snail Observation Exercise
  Snail Observation Exercise
  (tags: snail lesson)
• HowStuffWorks "Snail Activities for Kids"
  What animal has one foot and no bones? The snail, of course. Read about fun snail activities that will teach you more about its anatomy and behavior.
  (tags: snail activities)
• kiddyhouse.com : snail worksheets
  snail worksheets
  (tags: snail printouts coloring pages)
• kiddyhouse.com : snail art and craft
  snail craft for kids
  (tags: crafts snails)
• kiddyhouse.com : free snail cliparts
  all about snails, activities, cliparts, snail stories
  (tags: clipart snails)
• kiddyhouse.com : All about snails for kids and teachers
  snail facts and activites for kids and teachers K-12
  (tags: snail songs poems)
• Snails for Valentines Day? Our lessons this week « Our Little Nature Nest
  snail fun activities
  (tags: snails)
• Snail Preschool Activities and Crafts
  Snail preschool printable activities, lesson plans, crafts and coloring pages suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten.
  (tags: snails)
• 47: More Go Slow Snails - Floating Lemons Art Blog: Bit by Bit
  snails
  (tags: snails)
• Fun_with_egg_cartons_12_ideas.pdf (application/pdf Object)
  snail egg carton art craft how to
  (tags: snail egg carton art)
• Snail Crafts and Activities for Kids, Educational Snail Crafts
  Educational Snail Crafts and Activities for Children
  (tags: snail lesson printout free)

Land Snails

• The Apple Snail (Ampullariidae) Website
  Information about apple snails (Ampullariidae): ecology, care, anatomy, species and genera, FAQ, literature, photographs, diseases and more.
  (tags: snail reference biology science)
• LAND SNAILS
  The land snail is one of nature's marvels. But many of its finer attributes go unreconized because of its reputation as a garden raider.
  (tags: classroom land snail)
• Land Snails of Pennsylvania
  Carnegie Museum of Natural History conducts scientific inquiry, generates knowledge, and promotes stewardship of the Earth. Through public engagement, we share the joy of discovery about the processes that shape the diversity of our world and its inhabitants.
  (tags: snails slugs)
• Snail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  snail molluscan class gastrodpoda
  (tags: animals biology science snail)
• Caring for your land snail, helix aspera, with pictures
  land snails care
  (tags: land snail)
• Giant African Land Snails (Animal Zone)
  An informative and useful site about Giant African Land Snails.
  (tags: science)
• Snail-Anatomy.gif (GIF Image, 607x336 pixels)
  picture snail anatomy
  (tags: picture anatomy snail)

Black Holes

• NASA - NASA Achieves Breakthrough In Black Hole Simulation
  scientists have reached a breakthrough in computer modeling that allows them to simulate what grvitational waves from merging black holes look like.
  (tags: astronomy black math)
• Properties of black holes
  Einstein's general theory of relativity gave physicisgts a mathematical language for describing the gravitational force in a manner consistent with the constant speed of light.
  (tags: black holes)
• BLACK HOLES by Ted Bunn
  How big is a black hole? What would happen to me if I fell into a black hole? What is a wormhole?
  (tags: science astronomy physics space black hole)
• Curious About Astronomy: Will the Sun become a black hole one day?
  The Sun will never burst and willnot become a black hole.
  (tags: sun black hole)
• Black Holes and Neutron Stars
  Once a giant star dies and a black hole has formed, all its mass is squeezed into a single point. At this point, both space and time stop.
  (tags: black holes neutron stars)

What is a Black Hole?

• What is a black hole? - Articles - Black Hole Encyclopedia
  What is a black hole?
  (tags: black hole astronomy)
• Black hole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  What is a black hole?
  (tags: astronomy black hole)

About the Moon

• Sun, Moon, Stars & Planets Theme for Preschoolers - Child's Play Family Daycare - Crafts & Activities, Songs, Finger Plays, Nursery Rhymes, Recipes
  space lessons ideas
  (tags: space)
• Preschool Sunday School Lessons
  Free Preschool Sunday School Lessons, He's Got the Whole World, Moon, Planets, Stars, Creation. Printable Bible Crafts, Bible ABC, Bible Worksheets and more
  (tags: Moon preschool ideas lessons)
• Effective Preschool Activities - Phases of the Moon Activity
  The preschool phases of the Moon activity will expand the childrens' general knowledge and provide them with a creative activity!
  (tags: phases moon activity lesson)
• The Moon
  hands on activities moon
  (tags: lessons planets moon)
• Lunar Landform Identification activity
  landforms on the moon
  (tags: moon edcation)
• Phases of the Moon: Zoom Astronomy
  Phases of the Moon.
  (tags: astronomy lessons)
• Moon Phase Images
  calendar of moon phases
  (tags: moon astronomy phases calendar)
• Why does the moon keep changing its shape ?
  waning waxing moon shapes
  (tags: children earth moon phases solarsystem)
• CHaOS - Why does the moon change shape?
  Orbiting earth and moon video
  (tags: education astronomy)
• Why does the moon change shapes? « Ask an Astrobiologist « NASA Astrobiology
  Shapes of moon
  (tags: moon shapes change)
• PreschoolRock.com - Preschool Astronomy - The Phases of the Moon
  Moon lessons phases of the moon
  (tags: moon lesson phases game)
• The Moon: 2. The Moon Seen from Earth
  The Moon in Motion
  (tags: shapes moon pictures earth)

Moons in Our Solar System

• Table of Moons in our Solar System
  moons
  (tags: moons names reference)
• Space Today Online - Moons of the Solar System
  STO covers Space from Earth to the Edge of the Universe
  (tags: moons planets space)
• How Many Moons are in the Solar System
  Want to know how many moons there are in the Solar System? Well, let's add them all up. Mercury - 0 Venus - 0 Earth - 1 Mars - 2 Jupiter - 63 Saturn -
  (tags: number moons solar system)
• Moons of the Solar System - Explore the Cosmos | The Planetary Society
  A whirlwind of "new moon" discoveries have kept teachers, textbooks, and web sites scrambling to keep up. In an effort to set the record straight, listed below are the number of known moons in our solar system as of November 2005.
  (tags: Moons solarsystem planets how many)