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Tennis Shoe Detectives

Author/Source: Heindel, Sharon
Overview:Students make observations, examine data, and form hypotheses about a set of footprints and what they can tell us.
Concepts:This lesson covers the following concepts:
  • Scientists ask and address questions about the natural world.
  • Science explains the natural world using evidence from the natural world.
  • We learn about the natural world using our senses and extensions of our senses.
  • Scientists work through careful observations and recording of those observations.
  • Scientists study fossils and how and when they were formed.
Grade Level:3-5
Time:Two 40-minute periods
Teacher Background:Explore these links for additional information on the topics covered in this lesson:
Teaching Tips:Following this lesson, a class discussion about trace fossils, in particular tracks and trackways, would be very appropriate.