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- Grade Range
- 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students recognize the kind of information that can be accumulated by studying dinosaur fossils, and explain that some fossil facts are made based on comparisons with living organisms. They are introduced to the concept of evolution. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explain what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify one object that would tell the story of their lives. In groups, they determine what can and cannot be told from objects left behind. After watching a video, they compare and contrast chicken bones to human bones. To end the lesson, they create a timeline of the Cenozoic Era. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate fossils and compare/contrast fossils to living organisms. They explore various websites, compare a horse to a stegosaurus, and draw a diagram demonstrating the process of fossilization. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students explore how to read fossil range charts. They develop an knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the fossil record. Students become familiar with the concepts index fossil and fossil range. Students use bar graphs to plot fossil ranges. They develop an knowledge of 'relative time' using fossil range charts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students will understand what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They will also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students plot the general distribution of major fossil hominid taxa on a small black and white world map using data provided. They infer a continent of origin and likely path of migration using a worksheet guide and small group discussion. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students investigate how some extinct organisms resemble organisms that are still alive today. They watch and discuss the Magic School Bus video about fossils, then create clay fossil imprints, matching the imprints to plaster of paris fossils. Full Review »
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