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Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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Adopt-a-Dino
Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James
Science Teacher, v78 n6 p36-41 Sep 2011
This article discusses a creative visualization project to motivate and engage students. Students depict a dinosaur in its ecosystem and include all three elements of the environment: air, land, and water. Students explore scientific content in evolution, natural selection, food webs, ecosystems and geologic time. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Science Activities, Geology, Visualization, Ecology, Science Instruction, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Evolution, Food, Paleontology, Creative Teaching, Student Projects
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