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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore early hominid evolution as they analyze bones that share characteristics of both apes and humans. Students compare and contrast key skeletal differences between chimpanzees and humans. In groups, they sort and group a set of mixed bones of chimpanzees and human. A set of Australopithecine bones is introduced and students apply their skeletal knowledge to the classification of these unknown bones. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore dinosaurs. Students determine the relationship between leg length, stride length, and speed in humans and bipedal dinosaurs. Students analyze collected information. Based upon the data, dinosaur tracks, and fossils, students interpolate the speed data for bipedal dinosaurs. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students think critically to determine fact or inference when examining sedimentary layers with embedded fossils. Geology and evolutionary biology are introduced. They individually write a story about various diagrams and share their stories as time permits. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the development of the geologic time scale. They examine the major time periods in earth's history. Students discuss the role fossils play in helping us understand history. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students investigate the practice of digging for fossils. They participate in a mock dig of fossils using real bones and other artifacts. Then students dig through sand in order to go through the simulation. Students make observations and record the data. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate: the size, variety, and habitat of foraminifera fossils, one of the microscopic organism groups that provide the organic material that becomes oil. They investigate the process of transportation and deposition of sediments in a water environment. Pupils also investigate a black shale or oil depositional environment existing in North America during the Acadian Orogeny. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students reflect on the importance of science literacy. They review the year's science curriculum by reading, discussing and writing questions on teacher-selected New York Times articles and the related science content. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify and describe the mechanisms of natural selection. They study Cambrian Period animals and discuss adaptations for their specific environment.Students compare and contrast a modern sea animal with the Cambrian era animal to draw conclusions about how environmental pressures affect biological evolution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate oxidation-reduction reactions involiving iron by conducting an experiment in which they expose iron filings to different atmospheric and ocean conditions. They relate the results to the oxidation banding patterns seen in sedimentary rocks and the formation of an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Earth. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students engage in a lesson that is about investigating water and dry land environments. Examples of each type of environment is included in the lesson and helps to give students context for study. They identify different types of animals that are found there. Full Review »
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