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How Do Dinosaurs Measure Up?
Students measure and draw to scale, a representation of a dinosaur to practice math skills.
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Where Have All the Dinosaurs Gone?
First graders listen to and discuss Patrick's Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick. They have a pretend dinosaur dig using dog biscuits and chicken bones. Students discuss how fossils are formed and make reproductions of them. After discussing the...
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Fossilworks
Students research fossils and fossil formation. They explain how fossils are formed, identify fossil formations and use casting plaster to produce fossil replicas.
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Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?
Learners examine the reasons for preserving wildlife. They look at reasons for amphibian malformations and write an essay about the ethical issues that this brings up. They listen to the teacher read quotes about extinction and how the...
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Masses and Weights
Students explore the concept of weight and mass and the importance of units. Using a balance, they determine the weight of various objects in the unit of "pebbles" and in grams.
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Geological Time Scale
In this geological time instructional activity, student use a geologic time scale to understand the difference between eons, eras, and periods. Then students complete 2 short answer questions.