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- 9th - 12th
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Students in an upper level Biology class focus upon the problem of aggression by conducting research and reviewing the Scientific Method. They apply it to the real life problem by making a hypothesis and creating some possible solutions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students, while developing goals for scientific inquiry, distinguish between real and make-believe. They study the existence of dinosaurs and utilize technology to research the history of dinosaurs and describe them in writing. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students participate in assessing the story of little Mary Anning and ponder about long ago and long, long ago. They review the vocabulary words Mary Anning, fossil and paleontologist. Each student is introduced to a variety of books on the subjects of fossils and paleontology. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students simulate being paleontologists going on a dig one thousand years from now and analyzing what our society has left behind. In small groups they analyze a bag of "fossils" of natural and man made objects, and discuss what items can be reused or recycled. Students write a journal entry about their finds. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students generate hypotheses about dinosaurs from observing patterns in dinosaur footprints. They view and discuss a video showing the ways paleontologists collect data from fossils then pair up to evaluate pictures of dinosaur footprints to determine what the dinosaurs were doing at the time the footprints were made. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students brainstorm what they can recall about dinosaurs. They are explained that scientists began studying dinosaurs in the late 18th century, when they found fossilized bones that they couldn't identify. Students discuss how over time, paleontology emerged as a specialty as scientists found enough fossilized bones to enable them to reconstruct entire dinosaur skeletons. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that in order for any animal to survive within an ecosystem, it must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment. They locate the Great Plains, or prairie, on a map and design a animal that would be perfectly adapted for life on the prairie. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine a PBS special about howler monkeys as an introduction to scientific forensic investigative methods. In groups, they conduct a host of experiments containing clues which point to discovery. By challenging assumptions, students discover how researchers assess previously held beliefs. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students compare the three types of fossils: preserved organisms, mineral replacement fossils, and impression fossils. They create a model of amber, sponge fossil, and make traces of fossil. Full Review »
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