THE GREAT FOSSIL FIND

Students are taken on an imaginary fossil hunt. Following a script read by the teacher, students "find" (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature, only a few at a time. Each time, they attempt to reconstruct the creature, and each time their interpretation tends to change as new pieces are "found".

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Direct Link: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/teach/ensi/ensi_great_fossil_find.html

General Information

Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 6

Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)

Keywords: nature of science, fossils, interpretations, inference, collaborate, hypothesis

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Problem-Solving Task

Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)

Resource Collection: General Collection

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