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- 9th - 12th
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Students combine their knowledge of evolution, geologic time, and dinosaurs into a discussion of how these three topics overlap with regard to dinosaur evolution in the Cretaceous period. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students count the number of varves (annual layers of sediment) in shale billets, taken from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. The count is then extended to reflect the entire 260 meters of sediments where the billets originated. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students are taken on a simulated "voyage" backward in time, to the beginning of our planet. They "witness" that beginning, the origin of life, and a number of key events from then to the present. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the geologic time scale and standard techniques to determine age, and investigate how fossils are used to compile earth's geologic history. They distinguish between relative and absolute time. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare images of landforms on Earth to those of other planets to compare surface processes and infer the geologic history of another planet from observations about landforms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine igneous and sedimentary rocks. They observe and identify geological formations in their community, analyze igneous and sedimentary geological layers using a geological map, and use GPS to locate geological formations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate and research the geologic time periods and explore the basis by which they are defined. They comprehend how fossils help us broaden our understanding of the past and create a travel brochure to depict what life was like then. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the differences between the geologic eras. Using this information, they relate it to the appearance of different organisms in a fossil record. They use their chairs to represent specific events in the geological history of the Earth. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students learn that a rock's properties tell stories about where it came from and where it has been. The lesson illustrates how to make geologic observations and gives background about the important properties of rocks to observe. Students then use those observation skills to describe rocks they find on their own Schoolyard. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore the history of the Earth and the study of geology. They explain the different time periods in the history of the Earth. Students create a salt and flour map of the Earth as it was during their time period. They research the time periods that are assigned to them. Full Review »
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