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- 5th - 8th
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Students take a pre-test to show their prior knowledge of dinosaurs. Using the internet, they reasearch the time period in which they roamed the Earth. Focusing on the area of Connecticut, they compare and contrast the large and small dinosaurs in which bones were found. To end the lesson, they make dinosaur footprints out of clay or plaster. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students examine the geology of Connecticut, including plate tectonics, glaciation, and fossil formation. After reviewing past lessons, they write essays about what life may have been like in the Mesozoic Period. Following a field trip to a museum, students take quizzes and discuss the impact of the mineral industry on their state. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students work together in groups to research the characteristics of the Mesozoic Era. Using various sources, they must include information about climate, landforms, plants and animals found during this time period. They create a timeline on banner paper and connect it with the other groups in the class. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study the geology of Arkansas from 225 million years ago to 65 million years ago. They discover they types of strata laid down by the Gulf of Mexico. They examine the economic importance to the community. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of geologic time. They create a timeline upon the completion of research into various historical periods. The lesson includes questions to increase student comprehension for the different periods of geologic time. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine geologic periods and determine the major happenings in each. They complete a chart of information about the characteristics of geologic eras. They create timeline that shows the major epochs, periods, and eras. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students discuss the changes humans go through in a lifetime and compare those changes to the Earth. They discuss the different time periods while viewing a time line as well as Pangaea and how Earth's continents have changed shape. Fossil impressions are made after coloring and putting together a Pangaea puzzle. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create a "TV" film about the geologic time line of the Earth including illustrations representing the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era as well as the four types of fossils. They draw conclusions about "What happened before," using fossils or charts and tables. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review and study Precambrian-Quaternary periods, part of the Cenozoic Era, and complete a time line. They research what the Earth was like during the the Precambrian and Quaternary periods as well as the Earth cycles and how they are changed by forces such as earthquakes, glaciers and wind. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create a classroom mural of the dinosaurs living in the Mesozoic era. They choose from a Triassic, Jurassic, or Cretaceous species to depict in the three panel mural. Each student researches and draws a different dinosaur species to scale. Full Review »
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