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Teach Engineering: Fossil Fondue ActivityTeach Engineering: Fossil Fondue Activity
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TeachEngineering
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9th - 10th
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Science
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Lexile Measures
1010L
Activity

Teach Engineering: Fossil Fondue

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To understand how fossils are formed, students model the process of fossilization by making fossils using small toy figures and melted chocolate. They extend their knowledge to the many ways that engineers aid in the study of fossils, including the development of tools and technologies for determining the physical and chemical properties of fossilized organisms, and how those properties tell a story of our changing world.

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Concepts

engineering, paleontology, stem, fossil formation

Additional Tags

archeology tools, prehistoric, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, fossil

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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