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\n\"Paleontology:\n\n
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\nPaleontology: A Field Experience\n

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\nLearners go to a dig where they prospect for bones which simulate fossils. They encase the bones in plaster and transport them back to school for further investigation.\n
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\n\"Bringing\n\n
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\nBringing Dinosaurs Back to Life\n

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\nStudents explain how the earth makes fossils and how dinosaur remains become fossils. In this Bringing Dinosaurs Back to Life lesson, students solve paleo-puzzles which ask students to solve problems as if they were paleontologists....\n
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\n\"Scientists\n\n
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\nScientists Study Dinosaur \"Mummy\"\n

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\nStudents share ideas about how scientists know about dinosaurs, then read a news article about the recently found remains of a hadrosaur. In this dinosaur lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a class discussion and...\n
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\n\"Prehistoric\n\n
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\nPrehistoric Discoveries\n

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\nStudents agree or disagree with several statements about ancient animals, then read a news article about recent prehistoric discoveries. In this earth science and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a...\n
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\n\"Designasaurus:\n\n
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\nDesignasaurus: An Activity in Paleontology\n

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\nIn this dinosaur worksheet, students are given a dinosaur skeleton and they work in teams to report about a \"newly discovered dinosaur\". They create and include it's name, a model of it, its size, the habitat it lived in, its diet, its...\n
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\nGoing Gobi: The Hunt for Fossils in Mongolia\n

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\nTake a trip on a fossil hunt. Pupils read about a trip to the Gobi Desert by a group of paleontologists to find fossils. Learners view pictures taken on the trip and determine what the scientists go through in the search for answers to...\n
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\n\"Identification\n\n
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\nIdentification Adventure\n

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\nPut all the pieces together. After a skeleton is put together, pupils play the scientist to determine the type of animal they have by using a classification tree to narrow down the identity. After each decision, they gain advice from an...\n
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\nLayer of Time\n

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\nDig through the layers for a better understanding of fossils. Scholars learn that fossils form in layers of sedimentary rock. Pupils arrange virtual layers to show the fossil record of different species. Once the layers are correct, they...\n
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\n\"Beyond\n\n
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\nBeyond T. Rex\n

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\nSome dinosaurs get all the attention. Pupils use an interactive resource to study some of the lesser-known dinosaur species. Organizing the information in a cladogram allows learners to make connections among the species.\n
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\n\"Fighting\n\n
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\nFighting Dinos\n

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\nA famous fossil of fighting dinosaurs holds as many questions as answers. Scholars first analyze the fossil itself by virtually highlighting the specific bones of the dinosaurs and read about their function and importance. They then test...\n
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\nAsk a Scientist About Dinosaurs\n

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\nWho doesn't want to know more about the mysterious dinosaurs? Learners read about dinosaurs and the process scientists use to continue learning more about the animals in an interview-type format. A paleontologist responds to submitted...\n
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\nTalk to a Titanosaur\n

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\nLearn all about the Titanosaur with an engaging website that delves deep into the large reptile's physical traits, family history, discovery, and fossil reconstruction.\n
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\n\"Being\n\n
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\nBeing a Paleontologist: Mark Norell\n

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\nGet to know paleontologist Mark Norell with a 19 question interview. Written questions, answers, and photographs with descriptions sit among bright and cheery graphics\n
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\nDrawing Dinos\n

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\nFive steps walk budding artists through the process of drawing a dinosaur. A drawing guide showcases four dinosaurs—stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, and allosaurus. \n
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\nThe Pre-History Proudly Presents: Face-To-Fossil\n

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\nAn engaging interview allows scholars to get to know Proto Andy, a protoceratops fossil. Following along with the transcript, learners delve into six questions, including how he became a fossil, what he was like when he was alive, and...\n
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\nLiving Large\n

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\nGet to know all about sauropods from a paleontologist, Jonah. Following an introductory video, scholars choose from five fossils to learn more about. Each fossil begins with a video, provides information from several different...\n
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\nFrom Human Skeletons to Owl Pellets to Paleontology\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nWe Really Dig Archeology and Palentology\n

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\nSixth graders examine the differences between archeology and paleontology. Using the internet, they explore the tools and techniques used in each field. They must use the correct tools to uncover and record the objects they find. They...\n
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\n\"Poisonous\n\n
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\nPoisonous Dinosaur\n

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\nIn this dinosaur worksheet, students read about the debate concerning the evidence for dinosaurs with poisonous saliva. Then students complete 4 short answer questions.\n
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\nWhite Glue Fossils: Casts, Molds, and Impressions\n

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\nStudents make impressions and molds in clay and them make casts with glue. After the glue dries students remove their fossils.\n
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\nTypes of Dinosaurs\n

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\nStudents complete puzzles of dinosaurs. They compare each piece of the puzzle to a fossil and simulate a scientist's role in learning about dinosaurs.\n
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\n\"Fossils\n\n
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\nFossils\n

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\nStudents act as paleontologists to discover who a mystery guest to the classroom was. They do not know the identity of the guest but infer the identity from items left behind in the classroom. They make inferences from dinosaur fossils.\n
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\nWhat Do Fossils Tell About the Past?\n

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\nIn this fossils worksheet, students compare characteristics of fossils with living organisms currently found on the earth. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.\n
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\nGeologic Age\n

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\nStudents investigate rocks. In this geologic age lesson, students conduct an experiment to determine absolute age as one would for rock layers. Students graph data and problem solve using results. \n
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