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- 9th - 12th
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Students experience, through a "dig," the historical discovery of fossils which increasingly link whales to earlier land-dwelling mammals. They encounter the intermediate forms which show changes that lead to the modern whale. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students relate multiplication to area by making a grid on graph paper and then creating the same grid in real space outside in the school yard. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students, in groups, explain the characteristics of a fossil and its significance Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the type of evidence that is found at a typical dinosaur dig. They create rubbing casts of bone impressions on paper and, using bones, identify dinosaurs. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students locate an existing fossil bed. Using GPS coordinates, they find the map location and type of fossils they are. Students study the geology of the region and the known fossil beds to predict the location of other fossil beds. They know and are able to select appropriate resources to manipulate and interpret information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore about the function of the skeleton and comprehend the names of the bones of the human skeleton. They compare bones of the human skeleton to a dinosaur skeleton and graph to compare these bones. Students sort bones to experience what a paleontologist does on expedition and use the vocabulary to name bones. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast key skeletal differences between chimpanzees and humans: brain size, teeth, hand and thumb, trunk, pelvis, lower limb, foot and big toe. They then sort and group a set of mixed "fossil bones" of chimpanzee or human. A set of Australopithecine bones is introduced and students apply their skeletal knowledge to the classification of these "mystery" bones. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students think critically to determine fact or inference when examining sedimentary layers with embedded fossils. They are being introduced to geology as well as evolutionary biology. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students participate in a simulated excavation of dinosaur fossils. They explain the steps of fossilization using a kid Pix slide show. Students then write journal entries describing their experiences as paleontologists. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students will comprehend the use of simple grids and the basic principles and skills used on a paleontological dig, such as the Illampi Mound Colony. They incorporate a systematic investigation. Students analyze a variety of different quadrants within this lesson. Full Review »
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