| Lesson Title (Description) |
Grade Level |
Lesson Type |
Climate Analysis Using Planktonic Foraminifera
Students manipulate, plot, and interpret data on the occurence of a particular species of foraminifera in the fossil record in order to infer changes in climate during the last 160,000 years. |
6-8 |
Classroom activity |
Dino-Data
Students are presented with a set of data about dinosaurs and are asked to make hypotheses about what the data can tell us. |
6-8 |
Classroom activity |
Great Fossil Find
Students are taken on an imaginary fossil hunt and hypothesize as to the identity of the creature they discover. Students revise their hypotheses as new evidence is "found." |
6-8 |
Classroom activity |
Interpreting the Tracks
Students discover the relationships among foot length, leg length, stride length and speed in bipedal animals that provide clues about dinosaur speed. |
6-8 |
Classroom activity |
Nature of science
Understanding how science works allows one to easily distinguish science from non-science. Thus, to understand biological evolution, or any other science, it is essential to begin with the nature of science. |
6-8 |
Tutorial |
