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Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-PAL0004 Fossils An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Sharon Freeman, Union Elementary, OR Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 1, 2 Subject(s): Science/Paleontology OVERVIEW: Many students are interested in dinosaurs at this age level so it is easy to motivate them. However, in order for them to understand the time frame and how we know this information, they need to understand the importance of fossils and how they tell us about our past. PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to teach the children how fossils help us learn about the Earth's past. OBJECTIVES: As a result of this activity the students will be able to: tell a friend or parent who a paleontologist is and what he does. explain what a fossil is. explain how we use fossils to learn about the past. dra Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 INHS Reports March-April 1995 Frog Metamorphosis: A Change For the Better Objective: to introduce students to the concept of metamorphosis as
practiced by frogs. Materials: Multiple copies of Frog Metamorphosis, scissors,
colored pencils or crayons, transparent tape, thread, and straws. Vocabulary: metamorphosis, tadpole, membrane Comments: One of the most familiar phenomena in nature is the
metamorphosis of a tadpole to an adult frog. This installment of The
Naturalist's Apprentice is for younger students and will allow them to
explore the ephemeral world of the frog. Each spring marks an annual ritual --
male frogs sitting and singing around ponds and lakes, hoping to attract a
mate. The apparent sudden appearance of long strands of jelly-like eggs in most
bodies of quiet water attests t Read More Go to Site
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