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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate a specific dinosaur; produce a poster relating what is known or speculated about where and how the dinosaur lived to the physical features of the dinosaur. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students, in their study of artifact and lifeway pictures, observe and discuss past Native American lifeways and construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explain that archaeologists must develop clearly defined variables in order to classify artifacts. It reinforces the concept of chronology, and it shows how the style of a basic tool-the projectile point-changed over time. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students study the local geological history by examining various types of geological evidence. They build a multi-coloured plasticene model and drill with a straw to show the rock layering. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history from studying archaeological evidence cards. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 10th
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Students identify the body parts in Ice Age mammals that allowed them to survive. They answer questions as a class and discuss. They examine photographs of the animals as well. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students go on a virtual dig to find out where the mammoth bones found in a rural U.S. county came from. They determine whether the bones were created by humans or were they the actual remains of mammoths who walked the area during the Ice Age. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students participate in a reading circle as a means of studying river-related poetry. They meet in small groups to discuss provided poems about the Mississippi River and use written or drawn notes to guide their part of the discussion. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are explained the difference between the terms ice age and Ice Age. They discuss what caused the ice ages. Students investigate some plants and animals that lived during the Ice Age. They comprehend why certain Ice Age animals becamce extinct. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research and synthesize information, write in an expository style, and identify and interpret archaeological digs and some of the history of geological ages. They also use their templates to take notes on information obtained from the web sites or from books or other materials. Finally, students produce their final brochures. Full Review »
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