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- Grade Range
- 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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- 8th - 11th
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Students are taken on a simulated "voyage" backward in time, to the beginning of our planet. They "witness" that beginning, the origin of life, and a number of key events from then to the present. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the positive and negative aspects of evolution. They journal and listen to lectures to explore Darwin's theory of Evolution. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Darwin's theory of evolution. They create journal entries and birthday cards describing the geologic ecosystems of specific time periods. Working in groups or independently, they conduct WebQuests for evidence of evolution. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students visualize the Earth's ecosystem at a specific time period and how Earth has changed over time. They create a detailed journal entry for a specific time period and create a birthday card to Earth. Full Review »
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- 4th - 10th
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Students create a simple tool to visualize geologic time. They create knots to represent the K/T, P/T and Precambrian boundaries in a 4.6 meter string with each millimeter representing one million years. They then refer back to this tool often during a unit on geologic time. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use this activity as a logic problem that is based on real organisms and real data. The problem is to develop phylogenies for seven related populations of lizards living on the Canary Islands. Three phylogenetic charts are constructed, each using different forms of data, geography, geology, morphology, and molecular genetics. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the development of the geologic time scale. They examine the major time periods in earth's history. Students discuss the role fossils play in helping us understand history. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify and describe the mechanisms of natural selection. They study Cambrian Period animals and discuss adaptations for their specific environment.Students compare and contrast a modern sea animal with the Cambrian era animal to draw conclusions about how environmental pressures affect biological evolution. Full Review »
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