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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students practice developmental skills while learning about dinosaurs. They trace dinosaur stencils on drawing paper. They make dinosaur rubbings using stencils, crayons and paper. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explain how we use fossils to explore the past, and make their own fossils. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students go on an imaginary fossil hunt. They follow a script read by the teacher, students "find" (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature. They attempt to reconstruct fossil pieces into an animal. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students ask Meriwether Lewis questions about the specific goals of the expedition in an exclusive interview granted by the explorer. They pose five questions and then, using the journals of the expedition, prepare Lewis' response. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students visit a variety of Internet sites and identify the kinds of information that can be deduced from a fossil and how a fossil forms. They differentiate between commonly known dinosaur facts and myths. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the work of paleontologists and the life of dinosaurs and create a sculpture of the bones of a Stegosaurus. The sculpture was then buried and used by other classes for a dig. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students complete a unit on dinosaurs. They explore various websites, create a dinosaur skeleton using pasta, construct a dinosaur diorama, write an essay, create a book about dinosaurs, and list and summarize theories about dinosaur extinction. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students view video clips and complete a worksheet for each clip. If using a computer lab, each student can access the video and worksheets through Thinkport. If only one computer is available, the class may view the video through the use of a projector. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students examine amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. They experience the scientific thought process of drawing conclusions from limited paleontological data. Student groups align the figures with the time on the Geologic Time Scale when the animals lived, and discuss some of the key changes that occurred along the evolutionary pathway that led to the form of the modern-day frog. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover the requirements needed for fossil formation and explore why the Patagonia region in Argentina is rich with fossils. They view and discuss a Discovery Channel video on the topic. In small groups, they conduct internet research on dinosaur eggs, meat-eating dinosaurs or plant-eating dinosaurs. A worksheet guides their research. Full Review »
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