Adventures in paleontology; 36 classroom fossil activities.9780873552721 Adventures in paleontology paleontology (pā'lēəntŏl`əjē) [Gr.,= study of early beings], science of the life of past geologic periods based on fossil remains. ; 36 classroom fossil activities. Hansen, Thor A. and Irwin Slesnick. NSTA NSTA National Science Teachers Association NSTA National School Transportation Association NSTA National Spasmodic Torticollis Association NSTA National Substitute Teachers Alliance (Fresno, California) Press 2006 129 pages $28.95 Paperback QE715 Thirty-six activities are collected here, for use in teaching paleontology to students in grades five to eight. They can also be used to explore foundational sciences such as biology, geology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy and teach National Science Education Standards The National Science Education Standards (NSES) are a set of guidelines for the science education in primary and secondary schools in the United States, as established by the National Research Council in 1996. (correlations for these are shown in charts). Using an active approach, Hansen (geology, Western Washington
Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington west of the Cascade Mountains. U.) and former biology and science education professor Slesnick provide activities explaining the fossil-making process and collection, extinction and meteor meteor, appearance of a small particle flying through space that interacts with the earth's upper atmosphere. While still outside the atmosphere, the particle is known as a meteoroid. Countless meteoroids of varying sizes are moving about the solar system at any time. collisions, the age of the Earth, evolution, classification, and understanding fossils from a humanistic perspective. Along with a description, activities outline the procedure and materials needed. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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