Cockles - By Yesha

Learning Intention: We are learning about cockles.

Success Criteria: I am successful when I can explain about why cockles are disappearing and how we can stop it.

What are cockles?

Cockles are edible. They are shellfish and are also called bivalves. Cockles live in sandy beaches. They are known species in the family of the Cardiidae. The shell of a cockle is able to close completely. Cockles jump by bending and straightening its foot to escape from their predators like human, so they can protect themselves from the humans who gathers them.

Why are cockles disappearing?
Cockles are disappearing, because people keeps gathering more than 50 cockles. A woman who has been collecting with her daughter and son collected 3,594 cockles.

We can stop the cockles from disappearing by putting a sign in beaches to remind people who gathers cockles that they can only gather "50 cockles per person" or if they disobey, they will pay $600.