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Dinosaur Tracks: From Stride To Leg Length To Speed

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High schoolers determine the relationship between leg length, stride length, and speed in humans and bipedal dinosaurs. They collect data and graph these human characteristics then use actual data collected from dinosaur track pads and fossils to interpolate the speed data for bipedal dinosaurs.

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Resource Details
Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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