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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students practice developmental skills while learning about dinosaurs. They trace dinosaur stencils on drawing paper. They make dinosaur rubbings using stencils, crayons and paper. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students experience how difficult it is to interpret a paleontological discovery while being in a classroom environment. They use wooden models of selected dinosaurs to demonstrate a procedure a field paleontologist may use. 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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- 3rd - 12th
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Students demonstrate understanding of a model building. They demonstrate use of the problem solving process of putting unknown entities together in a sequential manner. They demonstrate how to answer questions related to an organism's structural a Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students simulate a paleontological dig and construct a dinosaur. 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 - 6th
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Students relate multiplication to area by making a grid on graph paper and then creating the same grid in real space outside in the school yard. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students dig for and discover fossils in a classroom setting. They dig on a tarp to find, map, assemble, and photograph their discoveries. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate a fossil site and diagram a site map. They role play as paleontologists. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research 1880s paleontological expeditions using correspondence between paleontologist Othniel Marsh and local farmer Marshall Felch, plan and determine budget for 1880's expedition, and determine budget for expedition in current year. Full Review »

