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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe alternative theories for how the first humans came to the Americas, and explain evidence that supports or contradicts these theories. They examine the role of skepticism in scientific inquiries. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students illustrate how archeologists use stratigraphy to help determine environmental changes in a specific area since the Pleistocene Era, and to point out that these changes have affected the animals living in that area. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students identify the body parts in Ice Age mammals that allowed them to survive. They answer questions as a class and discuss. They examine photographs of the animals as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view pictures of classmates' homes, make list of different objects in picture, and discuss what they can tell about place from evidence in picture. Students then observe artifact pictures, and read and complete artifact chart. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to the basic vocabulary of archeology. Using the vocabulary, they classify artifacts and make inferences about their uses. In groups, they create a chart for the criteria needed to analyze artifacts and share them with the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students brainstorm a list of nocturnal and diurnal wild animals they see in their community and discuss how the animals would be different if they were living during the Ice Age. Using a handout, they discover how archeologists record their site findings and identify the zones used by them. They use the internet to search a Kincaid Shelter and use the animals they find there to solve a puzzle. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read an article on the characteristics of wolves and dogs then complete a phylogenetic tree of the canid family. They then write an essay justifying why or why not wolves and dogs should be classified as different species. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the definition of species. Students complete a phylogentic tree of the Canidae family. They write an essay justifying why or why not wolves and dogs should be classified as different species. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students conduct scientific investigation in which they observe glacial effects on landscape, develop and explain their own theories of how glaciers change land, and demonstrate understanding and explain basic motion and force principles. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are explained the difference between the terms ice age and Ice Age. They discuss what caused the ice ages. Students investigate some plants and animals that lived during the Ice Age. They comprehend why certain Ice Age animals becamce extinct. Full Review »