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Teaching Through Trade Books: Fascinating Fossil Finds


By: Chrstine Anne Royce
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Type of Product:Journal Article
Publication Title:Science and Children
Publication Date:10/1/2004
Pages:3
Grade Level:Elementary School, Middle School
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This month’s Teaching Through Trade Books column engages students in “unearthing” fossils and exploring the processes scientists use in uncovering these fascinating finds and interpreting Earth’s past.

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Science Discipline: (mouse over for full classification)
Asking questions
Collecting data
Communicating
Interpreting data
Modeling
Observing
Scientific habits of mind
Intended User Role:Elementary-Level Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher
Educational Issues:Achievement, Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Educational research, Informal education, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Learning theory, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies

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  • Life Science
    • Diversity and adaptations of organisms
      • Fossils indicate that many organisms that lived long ago are extinct.
  • Science as Inquiry
    • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations.
      • Design and conduct a scientific investigation.
      • Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
      • Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.


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