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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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- 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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- 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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- 1st - 6th
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Students make their own dinosaur that they can name after themselves. They use their imagination in identifying dinosaurs, classify dinosaurs eggs "dinosaur" eggs and examine real fossils and explain which animal they are from. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students identify dinosaurs and their babies. They learn what a fossil is and make their own fossils. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students examine pictures of fossils, and make their own fossils using clay, plaster of paris, and molding objects. 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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- 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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- 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 - 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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