Predation at the shore

Abstract

This article describes 10 predator/prey relationships that occur at the coast. Predators are compared to criminals and prey to their victims, and details of crime scenes are presented in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Accurate descriptions of the habits and habitats of the criminals are also presented as well as games and activities that feature the relationships between the predators and their prey.

Key Words:

• mollusks
• predator
• prey
• radula

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Emma Couch

HELEN M. COOK is the science specialist at General Greene School of Science and Technology in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Cook plans and accompanies her students on approximately 70 field trips each year, including a 4-day-3-night trip with fifth graders to the North Carolina coast. CATHERINE E. MATTHEWS is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, with a specialty in K-12 science education. Her research interests include environmental education, gender equity in science education, and multicultural science education. DAVID P. HILDRETH is an assistant professor of education studies at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. His research interests include studying teacher attitudes about teaching science and the attitudes of precocious youth on learning in academically accelerated summer programs; improving K-12 science pedagogy; and incorporating technology (distance learning) in teaching education programs. EMMA COUCH teaches at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ms. Couch holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she majored in biology and minored in chemistry. She received a master's degree in middle grades education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.