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Desert Discoveries

Sonoran Desert ABC's

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make alphabet cards that depict the wide variety of life forms found in the Sonoran Desert. A terrific instructional activity that combines language arts, visual arts, and life science all into one wonderful package. Each...
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The Stuff of Stories: Using Museums to Inspire Student Writing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Middle schoolers write descriptions, narratives, and dialogues based on objects of art and time periods in a museum. They base several writing assignments on art objects and paintings, including a literal description and an emotional...
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Women in Science: Dr. Grace Bush

For Students 6th - 9th
Learn about the study of paleoecology with a resource about Dr. Grace Bush and her contributions to the field. After reading a one-page passage, learners answer comprehension questions and explore their personal interests in different...
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Sentence Completion 18

For Students 6th - 8th
English language learners are assessed on their vocabulary. For the eight questions provided, learners must identify the correct word or words to complete the sentence. A detailed answer sheet is included that defines each...
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Relative Dating-Telling Time Using Fossils

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore how to read fossil range charts. They develop an knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the fossil record. Students become familiar with the concepts index fossil and fossil range. Learners use bar graphs to...
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Relative Ages of Rocks

For Students 7th - 12th
In this ages of rock worksheet, students will review the processes and techniques of determine the age of rocks. Then students will use a rock layer diagram to determine what rock materials are older or younger. This worksheet has 16...
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The History and Nature of Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use children's literature, coupled with hands on lessons, to teach the history and nature of science.
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American Museum of Natural History

Layer of Time

For Students 6th - 12th
Dig through the layers for a better understanding of fossils. Scholars learn that fossils form in layers of sedimentary rock. Pupils arrange virtual layers to show the fossil record of different species. Once the layers are correct, they...
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American Museum of Natural History

Going Gobi: The Hunt for Fossils in Mongolia

For Students 6th - 12th
Take a trip on a fossil hunt. Pupils read about a trip to the Gobi Desert by a group of paleontologists to find fossils. Learners view pictures taken on the trip and determine what the scientists go through in the search for answers to...
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A Tale of Two Field Trips

For Students 4th - 6th
In this museum learning exercise, students read about visiting a museum and a virtual museum and answer multiple choice questions about them. Students complete 3 questions.
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Sand & Water: Shape Search

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students act as amateur archaeologists as they participate in their own "dig" to explore and record unusual shapes. For this shape exploration lesson, students use trowels and shovels to dig, and learn to sift the dirt with screens to...
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Put the Letters in Order

For Students K - 1st
In this ordering letters worksheet, students examine rows of letters that are not in order. In the boxes provided, students put the letters in alphabetical order.
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Be a "Fossil Detective" an Effective Tool in Earth Science Education

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the geological time scale: the Earth is ancient; time can be divided into periods based on its fossil content.
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Dell House Dig

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils experience an archaeological dig exploring off the shore of Black Hawk Island and Wisconsin River. They study in the same place where the infamous Dell House once stood. Dell House and its historical significance is reviewed...
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Direct Objects

For Students 6th - 8th
In this grammatical skills learning exercise, middle schoolers examine 20 sentences and identify the action verbs and directs objects in each of the sentences.
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Turtle Shell Craft

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Have your class learn about turtles and adaptation using this lesson plan. Learners discuss turtles, the unique design of their shells, and the ways they have adapted to their surroundings. Then, they make a paper bag model to simulate a...
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Prehistoric Mesosaurus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers draw conclusions why Mesosaurus has only been found in Africa and Brazil and how its fossil remains serve as important evidence that shows where two continents were once joined together.
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What Do We Learn From Fossils?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate what a fossil is and how it came to be.  In this fossil lesson, students examine pictures of skeletons and identify characteristics that can and cannot be determined by a fossil.  Students complete diagrams of a...
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Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can make your students amateur paleontologists with great fossil lesson plans.
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Archaeology Volunteers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this archaeology worksheet, learners read about 4 tasks involving archaeologists. Students also answer 3 questions about the reading.
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All About Birds

For Students 8th - 10th
In this birds worksheet, students answer 25 short answer questions about birds. They color and label the different parts of a bird and fill in the correct term given the definitions.
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Insects

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm and identify several types of common insects. They play bug bingo, building bugs and an insect tree, observing real insects in the classroom and examining some of the things insects make.
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The Six Kingdoms

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this evolution worksheet, students will determine the evolutionary relationships among organisms using cladograms and phylogenetic diagrams. This worksheet has 13 short answer questions and 3 multiple choice questions.
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Geology of Connecticut

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine the geology of Connecticut, including plate tectonics, glaciation, and fossil formation. After reviewing past lessons, they write essays about what life may have been like in the Mesozoic Period. Following a field...

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