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Direct linkMacKenzie, Ann Haley; McDowell, Brian – Science Scope, 2012
What do paleontologists, dinosaur tracks, and the nature of science have in common? They're combined here in an inquiry activity where students use methods of observation and inference to devise evidence-based explanations for the data they collect about dinosaur tracks, much like the methods used by paleontologists. Students then debate the…
Descriptors: Paleontology, Scientific Concepts, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction
Dempsey, Christopher; Bodzin, Alec; Cirucci, Lori; Anastasio, David; Sahagian, Dork – Science Scope, 2012
In this article, the authors describe an investigative activity in which their eighth-grade students reconstructed past environmental change in the New England area using data from lake varves in central Vermont to examine evidence of climate change. The investigation uses an authentic paleoclimate record (Ridge 2011) from the Pleistocene epoch,…
Descriptors: Climate, Science Education, Grade 8, Environmental Education
