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- 3rd - 5th
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Students create fossil imprints using Play-Doh. Fossils are formed when Plaster of Paris is poured into the fossil imprints. They are able to define the word, "fossil," describe how a fossil is formed and how minerals play a part in fossil f Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students experience how difficult it is to interpret a paleontological discovery while being in a classroom environment. They use wooden models of selected dinosaurs to demonstrate a procedure a field paleontologist may use. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students simulate how scientists study the past. Scientists use layers of rock with fossils to explain the past. These layers of rock are called STRATA. They distinguish rock layers and explain fossil records. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students count the number of varves (annual layers of sediment) in shale billets, taken from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. The count is then extended to reflect the entire 260 meters of sediments where the billets originated. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students demonstrate understanding of a model building. They demonstrate use of the problem solving process of putting unknown entities together in a sequential manner. They demonstrate how to answer questions related to an organism's structural a Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students simulate a paleontological dig and construct a dinosaur. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students study the professional field of paleontology. They practice using digging and observation techniques that are used by paleontologists. Then they experiment with measurement techniques and concepts. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students review, create, and inquire about dinosaurs, the fossilization process, and paleontology by successfully completing each of six classroom stations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students complete a unit on fossils, dinosaurs, and paleontology. They explore various websites, identify and classify different dinosaurs, describe the "Dinosaur Egg Project" and the technology being used, and compare/contrast two theories of dinosaur extinction. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research 1880s paleontological expeditions using correspondence between paleontologist Othniel Marsh and local farmer Marshall Felch, plan and determine budget for 1880's expedition, and determine budget for expedition in current year. Full Review »