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The Pre-History Proudly Presents: Face-To-Fossil InteractiveThe Pre-History Proudly Presents: Face-To-Fossil Interactive
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
30 mins
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The Pre-History Proudly Presents: Face-To-Fossil

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An engaging interview allows scholars to get to know Proto Andy, a protoceratops fossil. Following along with the transcript, learners delve into six questions, including how he became a fossil, what he was like when he was alive, and how he came to New York City. 

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Concepts

dinosaurs, fossils, paleontology, interviewing, prehistory, museums

Instructional Ideas

  • Challenge enthusiastic pupils to roleplay the interview—direct one person to read the role of the interviewer and the other person to read the role of dinosar
  • Perform a jigsaw to share the webpage's information—divide the class into six groups, give them time to read their section, then share their findings with the class
  • Allow early finisher to visit the webpage as a May Do activity 

Classroom Considerations

  • Red astricts link takes readers to definitions for key terms
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • The website contains eye-catching graphics
  • Each question comes with a variety of photographs
  • Resource offers three related links

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  • None

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