When you’ve been alive for less than a decade, how in the world do you grasp geologic time? Start with a 100-inch-long roll of adding machine tape and measure out Earth’s past.
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Put your scientific skills to the test to see if you can figure out tell by their footprints if dinosaurs were walking, trotting, or running.
the 5E Instructional Model to develop a conceptual flow
Focus on the best books about astronomy, astrophysics, light, telescopes, digital imaging, and the 3-D universe with this list of recommended titles, suitable for older students and adults.
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Dinosaurs all belong to the same group, but within that group there are many subsets—meat-eating dinosaurs, four-legged dinosaurs, and so on. Try your hand at classification with these eight dinosa…
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Not all dinosaurs were enormous like the 84-foot-long, 30-ton Apatosaurus. TheCompsognathus, for example, approximated an eight-pound chicken. Size up two others.
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The most common fossils are bones and teeth, but not all fossils are body parts. Explore the wide-ranging evidence of ancient life that scientists use to understand Earth’s prehistoric past.
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What appears to be very little salt can cause big environmental changes like changing freshwater to saltwater.
the 5E Instructional Model to develop a conceptual flow
Students predict the effect of salt on tomato plants.
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Students watch two videos about ocean ecosystems, and discuss seafood choices.
the 5E Instructional Model to develop a conceptual flow
These tours provide an example of how we can use the constructed world to teach geology and Earth science in our own communities.
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